Ferns & Lake Trail–Wabash Cannonball Connector, 3 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near Monclova, OH. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi620 – 682 ft16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 41.55668, -83.73279
Nearest town Monclova, OH
Directions
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Ferns & Lake Trail–Wabash Cannonball Connector, 3 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 619–683 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) · 41.55668, -83.73279
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 59° · precip 89% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
- 5.5 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ferns & Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Wabash Cannonball Connector, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Ferns & Lake Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Wabash Cannonball Connector, heading E.
- 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 E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ferns & Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
- 5.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% paved3% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 66°F59°
Precip89%Wind10 mphUV1Humidity84%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55°
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:37 PM
Mon
61°55°
25%
Tue
62°51°
15%
Wed
60°56°
32%
Thu
69°54°
Fri
70°50°
Sat
71°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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