Oak Openings Hiking Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near East Swanton, OH. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi643 – 686 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55579, -83.85398
Nearest town East Swanton, OH
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Oak Openings Hiking Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 34 min
Elevation 643–686 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: 41.55579, -83.85398
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
47% dirt39% paved14% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:38 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Wabash Cannonball Connector & Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Hognose Trail & Wabash Cannonball Connector via Oak Openings Hiking Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Evergreen Trail–Ferns & Lake Trail, 4 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 2.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Oak Openings Hiking Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near East Swanton, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near East Swanton, Ohio