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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min

University/Parks Trail is an 8.5-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 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65304, -83.61861
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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University/Parks Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 604–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65304, -83.61861

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

Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 173 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 250 ftSharp left onto University/Parks Trail, heading NW.
  6. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  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. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 350 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NE.
  16. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  19. 400 ftContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  28. 3.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  29. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftArrive 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-14-km-070f

Trail surface

3% paved97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 173 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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