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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Floodplain Trail (Blue)–Prairie Trail (Purple), 4 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Floodplain Trail (Blue)–Prairie Trail (Purple), 4 sights is an 8.3-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 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65505, -83.61201
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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Floodplain Trail (Blue)–Prairie Trail (Purple), 4 sights

8.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 604–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65505, -83.61201

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 116 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Village Loop, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail, heading NE.
  17. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  19. 300 ftContinue straight onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  20. 350 ftTurn right onto Ridge Loop Trail (Green), heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miReach University/Parks Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NE.
  24. 250 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading S.
  26. 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftSharp right onto Village Loop, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  37. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  40. 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-13-km-7814

Trail surface

2% paved98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 116 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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