Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork)
11.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near Monclova, OH. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork)
11.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 619–676 ft
Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark
Trailhead: Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) · 41.55668, -83.73279
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 59° · precip 89% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
- 5.5 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Horse Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
- 5.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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