Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Oak Openings Hiking Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Oak Openings Hiking Trail is a 3.3-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 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak Openings Hiking Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 657–686 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: Horse Trail · 41.54556, -83.86375
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start on Horse Trail, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miSharp left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 0 min before dark.
More from Horse Trail Trailhead
- Oak Openings Hiking Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) via Oak Openings Hiking Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Oak Openings Hiking Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Horse Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Horse Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Horse Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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