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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 54 min

University/Parks Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Vulcan, OH. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi587 – 646 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65811, -83.61256
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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University/Parks Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 587–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65811, -83.61256

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

Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 231 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftBear right onto North Glass Bowl Drive, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Village Loop, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail, heading SE.
  14. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 350 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  24. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  27. 400 ftContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  28. 150 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading SE.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  30. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading SE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  35. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading NW.
  36. 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Village Loop, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  45. 300 ftTurn right onto North Glass Bowl Drive, heading E.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  47. 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-14-km-3e76

Trail surface

5% paved1% dirt94% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 231 m from the trailhead

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