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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 59 min

University/Parks Trail is an 8.9-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 ft10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.66222, -83.61220
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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University/Parks Trail

8.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 59 min

Elevation 582–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.66222, -83.61220

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:35 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. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 350 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  28. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  30. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  33. 350 ftContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  34. 200 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  36. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NE.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading E.
  42. 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  43. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Village Loop, heading E.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  47. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  48. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  49. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  50. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  51. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  52. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  53. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  54. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  55. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  56. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  57. 200 ftTurn right onto Centennial Mall, heading E.
  58. 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-c44e

Trail surface

8% paved1% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:35 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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