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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 8 min

University/Parks Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Silica, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 682 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68545, -83.71739
Nearest town Silica, OH
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University/Parks Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 606–683 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.68545, -83.71739

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading E.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 2.1 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 300 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  16. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
  19. 400 ftContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading SE.
  20. 200 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading S.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  28. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/university-parks-trail-out-back-10-km-c10c

Trail surface

3% dirt3% paved94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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