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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

WildWood Viewpoint–University/Parks Trail, 3 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 14 min

WildWood Viewpoint–University/Parks Trail, 3 sights is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Vulcan, OH. The route reaches WildWood Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 646 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.65505, -83.61201
Nearest town Vulcan, OH
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WildWood Viewpoint–University/Parks Trail, 3 sights

9.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 595–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: 41.65505, -83.61201

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 116 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Village Loop, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail, heading NE.
  17. 3.5 miTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 300 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  25. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto WildWood Trail, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.1 miReach WildWood Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading SE.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading E.
  33. 350 ftContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading SE.
  34. 200 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading SE.
  35. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  36. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NW.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading SW.
  40. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading SW.
  41. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading NW.
  42. 3.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  43. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  44. 50 ftSharp right onto Village Loop, heading E.
  45. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  46. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  47. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  48. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  49. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  50. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  51. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  52. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  53. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  54. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  55. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  56. 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/wildwood-viewpoint-university-parks-trail-out-back-3-sights-16-km

Trail surface

8% paved92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University of Toledo Bus stop stop 116 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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