Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Evergreen Trail–Ferns & Lake Trail, 4 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Evergreen Trail–Ferns & Lake Trail, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near East Swanton, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi663 – 686 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55579, -83.85398
Nearest town East Swanton, OH
Directions
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Evergreen Trail–Ferns & Lake Trail, 4 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 662–685 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: 41.55579, -83.85398
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ferns & Lakes Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Ferns & Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Ferns & Lakes Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Evergreen Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Ferns & Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Ferns & Lakes Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 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
16% paved1% sand1% dirt82% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:38 PM
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- Hognose Trail & Wabash Cannonball Connector via Oak Openings Hiking Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 2.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Oak Openings Hiking Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Oak Openings Hiking Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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