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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 19 min

University/Parks Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Central Avenue Park, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi630 – 679 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Floodplain Trail (Blue) 41.68144, -83.66621
Nearest town Central Avenue Park, OH
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University/Parks Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 19 min

Elevation 631–679 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: Floodplain Trail (Blue) · 41.68144, -83.66621

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading S.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  11. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 2.1 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 300 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  28. 50 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-fc77

Trail surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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