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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 57 min

University/Parks Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Vulcan, OH. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 646 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65906, -83.61393
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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University/Parks Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 586–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65906, -83.61393

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 191 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto North Glass Bowl Drive, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Village Loop, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail, heading SW.
  15. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 300 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  23. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  25. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading NE.
  28. 350 ftContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading SE.
  29. 200 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading SE.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  31. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading SE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  37. 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  38. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Village Loop, heading E.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  43. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  46. 300 ftTurn right onto North Glass Bowl Drive, heading E.
  47. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  49. 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-e5c7

Trail surface

6% paved1% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 191 m from the trailhead

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