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Glass City Metropark

Buckeye Basin Trail–Oregon Trail, 3 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Buckeye Basin Trail–Oregon Trail, 3 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Glass City Metropark near East Toledo, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi571 – 617 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65233, -83.51908
Nearest town East Toledo, OH
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Buckeye Basin Trail–Oregon Trail, 3 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 573–616 ft

Out & Back · Glass City Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65233, -83.51908

Weather Sep 22: Drizzle, high 61°F / low 55° · precip 21% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Lagrange & Champlain NW stop 392 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 450 ftBear left onto Riverside Trail East, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Oregon Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Riverside Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftSharp left onto Buckeye Basin Trail, heading NW.
  20. 2.6 miReach Oregon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 2.6 miSharp right onto Riverside Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Oregon Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftBear right onto Riverside Trail East, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  26. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  39. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/glass-city-metropark-viewpoint-glass-city-metropark-viewpoint-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

11% paved89% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 61°F55°
Precip21%Wind11 mphUV2Humidity87%
Rained 0.9″ 2 days ago (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 1% rain1 AM: 1% rain2 AM: 2% rain3 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 2% rain6 AM: 1% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 2% rain10 AM: 2% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 3% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 9% rain6 PM: 13% rain7 PM: 15% rain8 PM: 20% rain9 PM: 21% rain10 PM: 21% rain11 PM: 19% rain
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:33 PM
Wed 63°56° 28%
Thu 67°53°
Fri 69°55°
Sat 71°53°
Sun 74°55°
Mon 72°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Lagrange & Champlain NW stop 392 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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