Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Horse Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Horse Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near Swissaire Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 679 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55657, -83.87342
Nearest town Swissaire Estates, OH

Directions

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Horse Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 657–680 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.55657, -83.87342

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
  4. 1 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading S.
  6. 1.1 miReach Horse Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading NW.
  9. 1 miTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NW.
  10. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 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

9% dirt2% paved89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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