Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 51 min

University/Parks Trail is an 8.5-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 mi581 – 646 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66222, -83.61220
Nearest town Vulcan, OH

Directions

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University/Parks Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 582–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.66222, -83.61220

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 81 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Centennial Mall, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Village Loop, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail, heading S.
  20. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  22. 0.4 miSharp left onto Upland Woods Trail (Red), heading NW.
  23. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 350 ftSharp right onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading NW.
  27. 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Village Loop, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  42. 150 ftTurn right onto Centennial Mall, heading E.
  43. 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 surface

6% paved1% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 81 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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