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Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Darby Creek Greenway Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr

Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park near Robroy Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 925 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92847, -83.21326
Nearest town Robroy Estates, OH
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Darby Creek Greenway Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 851–927 ft

Out & Back · Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.92847, -83.21326

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

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 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
  9. 2.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/darby-creek-greenway-trail-out-back-10-km-2c38

Trail surface

86% gravel1% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 8:15 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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