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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Ferns & Lakes Trail–Horse Trail, 3 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Ferns & Lakes Trail–Horse Trail, 3 sights is a 6.6-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 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi663 – 689 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57753, -83.85400
Nearest town East Swanton, OH
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Ferns & Lakes Trail–Horse Trail, 3 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 662–688 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.57753, -83.85400

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading S.
  3. 1 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Ferns & Lakes Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sand Dunes Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading N.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 2.2 miSharp left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miArrive 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/ferns-lakes-trail-horse-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

25% dirt5% paved70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:36 PM

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