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Mercy Community Nature Preserve

4.7 ★★★★★ 21 Google reviews · Running trail in Tiffin, Ohio · Hours vary

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Confirmed from Mercy Community Nature Preserve's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.

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What runners say about Mercy Community Nature Preserve

Pulled from public reviews of this trail (21 of them) — the things people bring up again and again, in their own words. Nothing here is written by us.

🪧 well-marked 2 mentions

“The trails are well signed and easy to follow.”

Pleasant and well maintained trails tucked away near the hospital. The trails aren't long, but there are several routes to choose from to mix up each visit. Makes you forget that you're only a few hundred feet away from US 224! Several picnic tables and benches throughout the trail. Minor elevation changes.

★★★★★ — Nick , Jul 2024

This is an excellent nature preserve with a little over a mile of looping trails. There is an upland trail that skirts a low bluff and a lowland trail that meanders along Wolf Creek. The trails are well signed and easy to follow. The trails are generally packed dirt and are well groomed.

★★★★★ — Zach , Apr 2021

A trail thru the woods lots of different mushrooms snails its 2 miles if u take the longest trail will go back

★★★★★ — Kathy , Jun 2022

Small out of the way nature preserve. Almost all of the trail is covered in shade.. so perfect for those hot sunny days. Cool totem pole at the entrance as well.

★★★★☆ — Joseph , Jul 2021

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Trail conditions & character

What this trail is actually like underfoot and overhead, taken from its own listing and from reviews. Each one links to every other trail with the same character. Busy or quiet is reported as a plain fact, not a plus or a minus — a runner heading out alone at dawn often wants company on the path, and someone running intervals wants an empty one.

🌳 Shaded / tree cover 3 mentions

“Almost all of the trail is covered in shade.”

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The practical stuff

  • AccessHours vary — hours are not posted for this trail, so check before an early or late run
  • DistanceNot reported. Trail systems often quote total path mileage rather than a single loop, so measure the route you actually want before you drive out.
  • ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
  • Websitesenecacountyparks.com
  • Phone+1 419-447-8091
  • Social Facebook

Where to find Mercy Community Nature Preserve

99 St Lawrence Dr, Tiffin, OH 44883

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Listing verified July 2026 from public records, the trail's own website and runner reviews. Trail conditions change — paths flood, gates close at dusk, and shaded woods stay muddy for days after rain. Something out of date? Report a correction. Manage this trail? Send us the details — it is free.