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Mallard Lake loop from Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

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Lucas County

Mallard Lake loop from Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

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4.6

(8896)

8,897

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Mallard Lake loop from Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

01:05

17.8km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.10 km for 114 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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110 m

Oak Openings Metropark Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

This trailhead is the main entrance to the preserve, with plenty of parking restrooms, and a water fountain. From here, there are multiple options to explore the park, with multiuse trails popular with hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians. The trails guide you through beautiful wooded areas, passing by lakes and streams, surrounded by an abundance of plants and wildlife.

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382 m

Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Highlight • Forest

Oak Openings Preserve is the kind of place you can lose yourself in for a weekend, and then spend the rest of the year thinking about. There are miles of hiking, biking, and horse riding trails. You can visit in the winter for cross-country skiing, there are multiple campgrounds and cabins to stay in. You can even stay in the country's only public treehouse village! Then there are the dozens of bird species and other wildlife that call the park home. If you're in the Toledo area, visiting Oak Openings is a must!

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5.22 km

Mallard Lake

Highlight • Lake

Mallard Lake is a beautiful lake within Oak Openings Preserve Metropark. There is a trail that loops around the lake, so you can get close to the water and watch the geese and ducks that normally visit the lake.

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13.2 km

Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Highlight • Forest

Oak Openings Preserve Metropark is a beautiful, wooded park close to Toledo. There are several mountain biking paths to choose from, a lake, picnic shelters and the only public treehouse village in the country.

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17.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.5 km

3.29 km

1.26 km

594 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.33 km

7.59 km

1.26 km

581 m

Elevation

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Mallard Lake loop from Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Oak Openings Metropark Trailhead

Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

Mallard Lake

Oak Openings Preserve Metropark

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