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Lusk-Mewborn Boardwalk (Blue) Viewpoint & Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path) via University/Parks Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Lusk-Mewborn Boardwalk (Blue) Viewpoint & Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path) via University/Parks Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Vulcan, OH. The route reaches Lusk-Mewborn Boardwalk (Blue) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi581 – 646 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66222, -83.61220
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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Lusk-Mewborn Boardwalk (Blue) Viewpoint & Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path) via University/Parks Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 582–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.66222, -83.61220

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 81 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Centennial Mall, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Village Loop, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail, heading S.
  23. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 350 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NW.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftReach Lusk-Mewborn Boardwalk (Blue) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  38. 150 ftContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  41. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  44. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading E.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading E.
  47. 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  48. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  49. 50 ftSharp right onto Village Loop, heading E.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  51. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  52. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  53. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  54. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  55. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  56. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  57. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  58. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  59. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  60. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  61. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  62. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  63. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  64. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  65. 150 ftTurn right onto Centennial Mall, heading E.
  66. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lusk-mewborn-boardwalk-blue-viewpoint-lusk-mewborn-boardwalk-blue-viewpoint-out-back-3-viewpoints-13-km-7b58

Trail surface

7% paved93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 81 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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