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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

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

5.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Lusk-Mewborn Boardwalk (Blue) Viewpoint & Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path) via University/Parks Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Silica, OH. The route reaches Lusk-Mewborn Boardwalk (Blue) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 682 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68545, -83.71739
Nearest town Silica, OH
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Lusk-Mewborn Boardwalk (Blue) Viewpoint & Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path) via University/Parks Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 605–683 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.68545, -83.71739

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 2.1 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 300 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftReach Lusk-Mewborn Boardwalk (Blue) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  24. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NE.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  30. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  32. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 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/lusk-mewborn-boardwalk-blue-viewpoint-lusk-mewborn-boardwalk-blue-viewpoint-out-back-3-viewpoints-9-km

Trail surface

3% dirt2% paved95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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