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.

Elevation

0 mi656 – 686 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Oak Openings Hiking Trail 41.55724, -83.87028
Nearest town South Swanton, OH

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading S.
  2. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  3. 2 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

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:36 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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