Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Darby Creek Greenway Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park near Hidden Creek At The Darby, OH. It climbs 314 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 932 ft15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92768, -83.25070
Nearest town Hidden Creek At The Darby, OH

Directions

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Darby Creek Greenway Trail

14.6 mi · ▲ 314 ft · 5 hr 1 min

Elevation 826–930 ft

Out & Back · Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.92768, -83.25070

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

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
  7. 3.8 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cobshell Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Camp Chase Trail, heading SW.
  12. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miBear right onto Cobshell Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  18. 3.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 1.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

59% gravel2% paved1% grass38% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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