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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 32 min

University/Parks Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Vulcan, OH. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 646 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65548, -83.61985
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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University/Parks Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 604–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65548, -83.61985

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

Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 136 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftSharp left onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  4. 3.4 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  21. 3.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 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-12-km-14ba

Trail surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 136 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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