Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Oak Openings Hiking Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Oak Openings Hiking Trail is a 4.2-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 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak Openings Hiking Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 657–686 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: 41.55657, -83.87342
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 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 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Evergreen Trail–Ferns & Lake Trail, 4 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Ferns & Lake Trail & Wabash Cannonball Connector via Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Horse Trail & Oak Openings Hiking Trail via Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 5.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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