Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Swanton Upground Reservoir–Blazing Star Trail, 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Swanton Upground Reservoir–Blazing Star Trail, 3 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near East Swanton, OH. The route reaches Swanton Upground Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Swanton Upground Reservoir–Blazing Star Trail, 3 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 649–686 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: Horse Trail · 41.53635, -83.85556
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Horse Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Hognose Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blazing Star Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left onto Oaks Two-Way Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Racer Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Swanton Upground Reservoir.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Swanton Upground Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Oaks Two-Way Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blazing Star Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hognose Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading SW.
- 1 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 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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