Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Mallard Lake–Ferns & Lakes Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Mallard Lake–Ferns & Lakes Trail, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near East Swanton, OH. The route reaches Mallard Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Mallard Lake–Ferns & Lakes Trail, 3 sights
3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 14 min
Elevation 661–683 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: Oak Openings Parkway · 41.54515, -83.84558
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 65°F / low 58° · precip 92% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Mallard Lake.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sand Dunes Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Ferns & Lakes / Sand Dunes Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ferns & Lakes Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach Mallard Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Ferns & Lakes Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Ferns & Lakes / Sand Dunes Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sand Dunes Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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