Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Oak Openings Hiking Trail
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Oak Openings Hiking Trail is a 4-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.
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Oak Openings Hiking Trail
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 657–686 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: Oak Openings Hiking Trail · 41.55724, -83.87028
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading S.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miArrive 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 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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