Darby Creek Greenway Trail is an 8.5-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 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi902 – 932 ft8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Darby Creek Greenway Trail 39.94092, -83.22233
Nearest town Lake Darby, OH
Directions
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Darby Creek Greenway Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 901–930 ft
Out & Back · Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area
Trailhead: Darby Creek Greenway Trail · 39.94092, -83.22233
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 3.7 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Cobshell Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 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 surface
88% gravel2% paved1% grass9% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:35 PM
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
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
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