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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr

University/Parks Trail is an 8.9-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 mi581 – 646 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66058, -83.61181
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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University/Parks Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 582–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.66058, -83.61181

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 W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Village Loop, heading S.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail, heading SW.
  18. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 350 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  26. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  28. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  29. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  31. 350 ftContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading NE.
  32. 200 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NE.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  34. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading NW.
  40. 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  41. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  42. 50 ftSharp right onto Village Loop, heading E.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  44. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  45. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  47. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  49. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  51. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  52. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  53. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  54. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  55. 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-9f04

Trail surface

8% paved92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 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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