Horse Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near South Swanton, OH. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi646 – 676 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Horse Trail 41.54556, -83.86375
Nearest town South Swanton, OH
Directions
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Horse Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 647–677 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: Horse Trail · 41.54556, -83.86375
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 58° · precip 92% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start on Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Horse Trail, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Horse Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left onto Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 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
33% dirt1% boardwalk66% unspecified
Weather
RainTemperature 66°F58°
Precip92%Wind9 mphUV1Humidity82%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55°
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon
61°55°
22%
Tue
61°50°
Wed
60°56°
30%
Thu
69°54°
Fri
69°50°
Sat
69°49°
More from Horse Trail Trailhead
- Oak Openings Hiking Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) via Oak Openings Hiking Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Oak Openings Hiking Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Horse Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Horse Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Oak Openings Hiking Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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