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Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Darby Creek Greenway Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park near Lake Darby, OH. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 932 ft8.2 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

7.9 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 851–930 ft

Out & Back · Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

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

  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 miContinue straight onto Cobshell Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
  8. 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-13-km-b367

Trail surface

90% gravel1% paved9% 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

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