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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Evergreen Lake–Mallard Lake Loop, 8 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Evergreen Lake–Mallard Lake Loop, 8 sights is a 4.7-mile loop in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near East Swanton, OH. The route passes Mallard Lake and Evergreen Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 682 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oak Openings Parkway 41.54515, -83.84558
Nearest town East Swanton, OH
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Evergreen Lake–Mallard Lake Loop, 8 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 641–682 ft

Loop · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: Oak Openings Parkway · 41.54515, -83.84558

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Oak Openings Parkway, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Mallard Lake.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 100 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Lake Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking & Ridge Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking & Ridge Trail, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wabash Cannonball Side Trail, heading E.
  13. 400 ftBear right onto Horse Trail, heading E.
  14. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wabash Cannonball Side Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miPass Evergreen Lake.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
  21. 200 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.7 miSharp left onto Ferns & Lake Trail, heading S.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left onto Sand Dunes Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.3 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/evergreen-lake-mallard-lake-loop-12-sights-8-km

Trail surface

6% grass94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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