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Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area near Robroy Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 932 ft11.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92945, -83.23107
Nearest town Robroy Estates, OH

Directions

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Darby Creek Greenway Trail

10.9 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 3 hr 40 min

Elevation 842–930 ft

Out & Back · Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area

Trailhead: 39.92945, -83.23107

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
  5. 3.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftTurn right onto Cobshell Trail, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
  13. 3.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 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

69% gravel2% paved1% grass28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~74 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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