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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork)

12.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) is a 12.5-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 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 676 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.55635, -83.75297
Nearest town Monclova, OH
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Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork)

12.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 11 min

Elevation 638–676 ft

Out & Back · Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.55635, -83.75297

Weather Sep 20: 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. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.8 miTurn right onto Horse Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading E.
  9. 4.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 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/wabash-cannonball-trail-north-fork-out-back-20-km-c3c5

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:38 PM

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 — 11 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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