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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Oak Openings Hiking Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Oak Openings Hiking Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near South 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 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Horse Trail 41.54556, -83.86375
Nearest town South Swanton, OH
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Oak Openings Hiking Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 643–686 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: Horse Trail · 41.54556, -83.86375

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on Horse Trail, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.4 miBear right onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.4 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading S.
  9. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/oak-openings-hiking-trail-out-back-8-km-eb2d

Trail surface

50% dirt24% paved26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM — 0 min before dark.

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