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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

University/Parks Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 50 min

University/Parks Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Silica, OH. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi607 – 673 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.68247, -83.71246
Nearest town Silica, OH
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University/Parks Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 606–673 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.68247, -83.71246

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

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

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/university-parks-trail-out-back-9-km-bcb9

Trail surface

3% paved97% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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