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Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark near Monclova, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 676 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55635, -83.75297
Nearest town Monclova, OH

Directions

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Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork)

12.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 638–676 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.55635, -83.75297

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 66°F / low 59° · precip 89% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
  3. 4.5 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading W.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Horse Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
  10. 4.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 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 surface

90% paved10% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 66°F59°
Precip89%Wind9 mphUV1Humidity90%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 17% rain1 AM: 45% rain2 AM: 51% rain3 AM: 34% rain4 AM: 14% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 10% rain8 AM: 36% rain9 AM: 76% rain10 AM: 82% rain11 AM: 89% rain12 PM: 85% rain1 PM: 67% rain2 PM: 24% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 13% rain5 PM: 13% rain6 PM: 34% rain7 PM: 48% rain8 PM: 47% rain9 PM: 34% rain10 PM: 29% rain11 PM: 25% rain
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:38 PM
Mon 63°56° 24%
Tue 64°54°
Wed 60°56° 31%
Thu 69°54°
Fri 70°50°
Sat 71°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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