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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 15 min

University/Parks Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Central Avenue Park, OH. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi633 – 679 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path) 41.68036, -83.66885
Nearest town Central Avenue Park, OH
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University/Parks Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 15 min

Elevation 634–679 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path) · 41.68036, -83.66885

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail, heading SW.
  5. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 2.1 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  16. 150 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/university-parks-trail-out-back-11-km-f97e

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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