Evergreen Trail–Ferns & Lake Trail, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near Swissaire Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi643 – 682 ft7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55657, -83.87342
Nearest town Swissaire Estates, OH
Directions
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Evergreen Trail–Ferns & Lake Trail, 4 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 643–683 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: 41.55657, -83.87342
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 58° · precip 92% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wabash Cannonball Connector, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ferns & Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Wabash Cannonball Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ferns & Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Wabash Cannonball Connector, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
12% paved8% dirt80% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 66°F58°
Precip92%Wind9 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55°
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon
63°55°
24%
Tue
64°52°
Wed
60°56°
30%
Thu
69°54°
Fri
69°50°
Sat
69°49°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Ferns & Lake Trail & Wabash Cannonball Connector via Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Horse Trail & Oak Openings Hiking Trail via Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 5.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Horse Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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