Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Swanton Upground Reservoir–Blazing Star Trail, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Swanton Upground Reservoir–Blazing Star Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near South Swanton, OH. The route reaches Swanton Upground Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Swanton Upground Reservoir–Blazing Star Trail, 3 sights
4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 649–686 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: Oak Openings Hiking Trail · 41.55724, -83.87028
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Hognose Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Blazing Star Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left onto Oaks Two-Way Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Racer Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Swanton Upground Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Oaks Two-Way Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Blazing Star Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hognose Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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