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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 50 min

University/Parks Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Vulcan, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi604 – 646 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65703, -83.61507
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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University/Parks Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 604–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65703, -83.61507

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 267 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftSharp left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Village Loop, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail, heading SW.
  9. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 300 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NE.
  19. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
  22. 400 ftContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  23. 200 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading NW.
  31. 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Village Loop, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  37. 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-b6e9

Trail surface

4% paved1% dirt95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 267 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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