Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area near Lake Darby, OH. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi902 – 932 ft8.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Darby Creek Greenway Trail 39.93538, -83.22116
Nearest town Lake Darby, OH
Directions
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Darby Creek Greenway Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 901–930 ft
Out & Back · Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area
Trailhead: Darby Creek Greenway Trail · 39.93538, -83.22116
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start on Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 3.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Cobshell Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 3.3 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
88% gravel2% paved10% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 84°F56°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity84%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed
88°68°
36%
Thu
85°67°
38%
Fri
85°68°
60%
Sat
85°70°
47%
Sun
86°68°
15%
Mon
90°73°
27%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:50 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 5.4 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 5.5 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
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