Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Darby Creek Greenway Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Darby Creek Greenway Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park near Robroy Estates, OH. It climbs 278 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 925 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92847, -83.21326
Nearest town Robroy Estates, OH

Directions

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Darby Creek Greenway Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 826–927 ft

Out & Back · Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.92847, -83.21326

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.3 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cobshell Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Camp Chase Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Cobshell Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading E.
  17. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

68% gravel23% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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