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Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area

Darby Creek Greenway Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Darby Creek Greenway Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area near Robroy Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi843 – 932 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92808, -83.23376
Nearest town Robroy Estates, OH
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Darby Creek Greenway Trail

11.6 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 3 hr 55 min

Elevation 843–930 ft

Out & Back · Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area

Trailhead: 39.92808, -83.23376

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
  7. 3.7 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 3.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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-19-km-1a40

Trail surface

63% gravel1% paved1% grass35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 4 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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