Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Darby Creek Greenway Trail

11 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Darby Creek Greenway Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park near Robroy Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 932 ft11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92945, -83.23107
Nearest town Robroy Estates, OH

Directions

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Darby Creek Greenway Trail

11 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 3 hr 43 min

Elevation 842–930 ft

Out & Back · Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.92945, -83.23107

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
  5. 3.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cobshell Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
  11. 3.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

70% gravel1% paved1% grass28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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