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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 1 min

University/Parks Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Vulcan, OH. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 646 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66120, -83.60967
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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University/Parks Trail

9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 593–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.66120, -83.60967

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

Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 269 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Village Loop, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  15. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miSharp left onto Upland Woods Trail (Red), heading NW.
  18. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 350 ftSharp right onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading NW.
  22. 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftSharp right onto Village Loop, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 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-4a29

Trail surface

7% paved93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 269 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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