North Country Trail Oak Openings Segment
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Ohio · lucas County

North Country Trail Oak Openings Segment

Sandy oak savanna segment across unique northwest Ohio ecosystems.

Rating
Length
6.7 mi
Difficulty
2
County
lucas

About This Trail

A 6.7-mile segment of the 4,600-mile North Country National Scenic Trail crossing through Oak Openings Preserve, a rare inland sand dune and oak savanna ecosystem in northwest Ohio. The sandy trail traverses globally rare oak openings habitat, wet prairies, and savanna grasslands found nowhere else in the state.

Location

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Coordinates: 41.5561, -83.8369

Getting There

From Toledo, take US-20 west to OH-64 (Waterville-Swanton Road). The Springbrook trailhead for the North Country Trail is on OH-64 between Reed Road and Monclova Road, within Oak Openings Preserve Metropark.

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