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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Horse Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 45 min

Horse Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near East Swanton, OH. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 692 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Trail 41.54914, -83.85635
Nearest town East Swanton, OH
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Horse Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 45 min

Elevation 655–692 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: Horse Trail · 41.54914, -83.85635

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

  1. Start on Horse Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miTurn right onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sand Dunes Trail, heading S.
  6. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.6 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/horse-trail-out-back-4-km-ec6f

Trail surface

22% paved78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

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