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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Oak Openings Hiking Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Oak Openings Hiking Trail is a 3.9-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 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 686 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

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

3.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 657–686 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. 1.8 miSharp left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
  4. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 500 ftSharp right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.8 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading SW.
  7. 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-6-km-7e88

Trail surface

93% dirt5% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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