Darby Creek Greenway Trail is an 11.9-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 ft12.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92808, -83.23376
Nearest town Robroy Estates, OH
Directions
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Darby Creek Greenway Trail
11.9 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 4 hr 1 min
Elevation 843–930 ft
Out & Back · Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area
Trailhead: 39.92808, -83.23376
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
No dogs on part of this route
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 SW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Cobshell Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 3.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
63% gravel2% paved1% grass34% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 8:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 7:59 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 5.4 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 5.5 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
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