AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Oakwoods Nature Preserve

Shank Lake & Meadowlark Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Shank Lake & Meadowlark Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Oakwoods Nature Preserve near Riverview Terrace Park, OH. The route reaches Shank Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 791 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.02942, -83.69743
Nearest town Riverview Terrace Park, OH
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Shank Lake & Meadowlark Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 777–790 ft

Out & Back · Oakwoods Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 41.02942, -83.69743

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miSharp right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 300 ftTurn right onto Shank Lake Trail, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftReach Shank Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 250 ftTurn right onto Meadowlark Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miArrive 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/shank-lake-shank-lake-out-back-3-lakes-5-km-a16c

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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