Evergreen Lake–Mallard Lake Loop, 10 sights is a 4.5-mile loop in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near Whitehouse, OH. The route passes Evergreen Lake and Mallard Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Evergreen Lake–Mallard Lake Loop, 10 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 641–681 ft
Loop · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: Evergreen Lake Trail · 41.53538, -83.82900
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 58° · precip 91% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Evergreen Lake Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Evergreen Lake.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Oak Opening & Evergreen Lake Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right onto Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Mallard Lake.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Ferns & Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Sand Dunes Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Horseshoe Lake Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Side Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Oak Opening & Evergreen Lake Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Evergreen Lake Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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