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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 57 min

University/Parks Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Vulcan, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 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 41.65812, -83.61887
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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University/Parks Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 580–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65812, -83.61887

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

Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 58 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  4. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftSharp right onto University/Parks Trail, heading SW.
  10. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 350 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  18. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NE.
  20. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  23. 350 ftContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading SE.
  24. 200 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 300 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NE.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  32. 3.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  33. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  35. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  37. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  38. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 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-9dd5

Trail surface

7% paved93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 58 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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