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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 30 min

University/Parks Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Silica, OH. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 679 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: University/Parks Trail 41.68308, -83.73298
Nearest town Silica, OH
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University/Parks Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 606–679 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: University/Parks Trail · 41.68308, -83.73298

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start on University/Parks Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  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 NE.
  14. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading SE.
  16. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  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 SE.
  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 W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  28. 2.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  31. 0.8 miArrive 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-12-km-b2f0

Trail surface

2% paved98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~80 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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