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Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork)

14 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork) is a 14-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 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi640 – 686 ft14.1 mi

Getting there

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

14 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 638–686 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. 1.6 miBear left onto Oak Openings Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.9 miBear right onto Wabash Cannonball Trail (North Fork), heading NE.
  8. 1.6 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wabash-cannonball-trail-north-fork-out-back-23-km-2dc4

Trail surface

88% paved12% dirt

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 — 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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