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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow) via University/Parks Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow) via University/Parks Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Central Avenue Park, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi623 – 679 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: connector 41.67765, -83.66430
Nearest town Central Avenue Park, OH
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Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow) via University/Parks Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 28 min

Elevation 625–679 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: connector · 41.67765, -83.66430

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on connector, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  12. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miReach Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 2.1 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  31. 450 ftTurn right onto connector, heading E.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/meadow-loop-trail-yellow-out-back

Trail surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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