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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 53 min

University/Parks Trail is an 8.6-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 mi604 – 646 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65791, -83.60906
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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University/Parks Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 604–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65791, -83.60906

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

Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 114 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Village Loop, heading W.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail, heading NW.
  12. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left onto Upland Woods Trail (Red), heading NW.
  15. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftSharp right onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading E.
  19. 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftSharp right onto Village Loop, heading E.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miArrive 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-a80c

Trail surface

4% paved96% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 114 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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