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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Oak Openings Hiking Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Oak Openings Hiking Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near East Swanton, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi653 – 673 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.57753, -83.85400
Nearest town East Swanton, OH
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Oak Openings Hiking Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 652–674 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.57753, -83.85400

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.9 miArrive 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-6-km-7a6f

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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