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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 52 min

University/Parks Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Vulcan, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 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 41.65424, -83.61534
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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University/Parks Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 604–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65424, -83.61534

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

Transit-accessible: stop 59 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftSharp left onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 3.6 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. 350 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading SE.
  14. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  26. 3.6 miSharp right, heading E.
  27. 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-470a

Trail surface

2% paved98% 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: stop 59 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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