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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 18 min

University/Parks Trail is a 9.8-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 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65608, -83.60781
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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University/Parks Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 604–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65608, -83.60781

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

Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 40 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on North Chessie Circle Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, 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 S.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  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. 300 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 E.
  32. 200 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  34. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading SE.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SE.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  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 ftSharp right, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  49. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  51. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  52. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  53. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  54. 50 ftBear right onto North Chessie Circle Trail, heading E.
  55. 0.1 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-16-km-5c5e

Trail surface

12% paved88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 40 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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