Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Oak Openings Hiking Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Oak Openings Hiking Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near South Swanton, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi646 – 686 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Hognose Trail 41.55946, -83.87099
Nearest town South Swanton, OH

Directions

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Oak Openings Hiking Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 647–686 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: Hognose Trail · 41.55946, -83.87099

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

  1. Start on Hognose Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.2 miBear left onto Hognose Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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