Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Oak Openings Hiking Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Oak Openings Hiking Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near East Swanton, OH. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Oak Openings Hiking Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 643–686 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: Horse Trail · 41.54914, -83.85635
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 58° · precip 92% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
- Start on Horse Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miBear right onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 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 2.1 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Horse Trail Trailhead
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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