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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Oak Openings Hiking Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Oak Openings Hiking Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near Swissaire Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 686 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55657, -83.87342
Nearest town Swissaire Estates, OH
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Directions

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Oak Openings Hiking Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 657–686 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.55657, -83.87342

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 58° · precip 92% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading W.
  5. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 500 ftTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.4 miSharp left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 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/oak-openings-hiking-trail-out-back-5-km-00d3

Trail surface

83% dirt10% paved7% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 66°F58°
Precip92%Wind9 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 21% rain1 AM: 51% rain2 AM: 49% rain3 AM: 31% rain4 AM: 15% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 45% rain9 AM: 80% rain10 AM: 81% rain11 AM: 92% rain12 PM: 83% rain1 PM: 63% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 11% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 37% rain7 PM: 49% rain8 PM: 47% rain9 PM: 34% rain10 PM: 31% rain11 PM: 27% rain
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon 63°55° 24%
Tue 64°52°
Wed 60°56° 30%
Thu 69°54°
Fri 69°50°
Sat 69°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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