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Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area

Darby Creek Greenway Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 7.5-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 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Darby Creek Greenway Trail 39.93538, -83.22116
Nearest town Lake Darby, OH
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Darby Creek Greenway Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 31 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: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start on Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
  2. 3.4 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/darby-creek-greenway-trail-out-back-12-km-c844

Trail surface

89% gravel1% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 8:45 PM

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

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