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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Upland Woods Loop Trail (Red) Viewpoint & Upland Woods Trail (Red) via University/Parks Trail

10 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Upland Woods Loop Trail (Red) Viewpoint & Upland Woods Trail (Red) via University/Parks Trail is a 10-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Vulcan, OH. The route reaches Upland Woods Loop Trail (Red) Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi584 – 646 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65969, -83.60996
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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Upland Woods Loop Trail (Red) Viewpoint & Upland Woods Trail (Red) via University/Parks Trail

10 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 585–646 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65969, -83.60996

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

Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 236 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Village Loop, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 150 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  19. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  20. 150 ftTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miSharp left onto Upland Woods Trail (Red), heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Upland Woods Loop Trail (Red), heading NW.
  23. 350 ftPass Upland Woods Loop Trail (Red) Viewpoint.
  24. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miReach Upland Woods Loop Trail (Red) Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left onto Upland Woods Trail (Red), heading E.
  28. 0.1 miSharp right onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
  30. 150 ftTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading S.
  31. 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftSharp right onto Village Loop, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  40. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  44. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  46. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  47. 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/upland-woods-loop-trail-red-viewpoint-upland-woods-loop-trail-red-viewpoint-out-back-3-viewpoints-16-km

Trail surface

9% paved91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 6:26 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 236 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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