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Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Darby Creek Greenway Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Darby Creek Greenway Trail is an 8.7-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 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi850 – 932 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Darby Creek Greenway Trail 39.94092, -83.22233
Nearest town Lake Darby, OH
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Darby Creek Greenway Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 851–930 ft

Out & Back · Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Trailhead: Darby Creek Greenway Trail · 39.94092, -83.22233

Weather Sep 20: Rain showers, high 80°F / low 70° · precip 60% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
  3. 3.7 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. 3.7 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-14-km-5af5

Trail surface

90% gravel1% paved1% grass8% unspecified

Weather

Rain showersTemperature 80°F70°
Precip60%Wind11 mphUV5Humidity88%
Rained 0.2″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°70° 12 AM: 23% rain1 AM: 15% rain2 AM: 18% rain3 AM: 22% rain4 AM: 28% rain5 AM: 33% rain6 AM: 56% rain7 AM: 42% rain8 AM: 41% rain9 AM: 36% rain10 AM: 28% rain11 AM: 32% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 13% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 17% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 54% rain11 PM: 60% rain
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Mon 69°58° 52%
Tue 62°58°
Wed 60°57° 26%
Thu 68°55° 20%
Fri 67°47°
Sat 68°45°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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