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Wildwood Preserve Metropark

WildWood Viewpoint & WildWood Trail via Prairie Trail (Purple)

2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min

WildWood Viewpoint & WildWood Trail via Prairie Trail (Purple) is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Wildwood Preserve Metropark near Central Avenue Park, OH. The route reaches WildWood Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi594 – 646 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: University/Parks Trail 41.67948, -83.67513
Nearest town Central Avenue Park, OH
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WildWood Viewpoint & WildWood Trail via Prairie Trail (Purple)

2.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 47 min

Elevation 595–645 ft

Out & Back · Wildwood Preserve Metropark

Trailhead: University/Parks Trail · 41.67948, -83.67513

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on University/Parks Trail, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 300 ftBear right onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Trail Connector, heading E.
  10. 200 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading E.
  12. 250 ftContinue straight onto WildWood Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miReach WildWood Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading W.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Meadow Loop Trail (Yellow), heading NW.
  18. 400 ftContinue straight onto Trail Connector, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Floodplain Trail (Blue), heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Brown Trail (Walk/Bike Path), heading NW.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left onto Prairie Trail (Purple), heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right onto University/Parks Trail Connector, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left onto University/Parks Trail, heading W.
  27. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/wildwood-viewpoint-wildwood-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

26% paved74% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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