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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Oak Openings Hiking Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Oak Openings Hiking Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near South Swanton, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 679 ft1.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Trail 41.53927, -83.86364
Nearest town South Swanton, OH
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Oak Openings Hiking Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 657–678 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: Horse Trail · 41.53927, -83.86364

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Horse Trail, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading SW.
  5. 150 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/oak-openings-hiking-trail-out-back-3-km-3aed

Trail surface

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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