Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Darby Creek Greenway Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park near Robroy Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 932 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Darby Creek Greenway Trail

13.8 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 4 hr 41 min

Elevation 826–930 ft

Out & Back · Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.92945, -83.23107

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 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 miContinue straight onto Cobshell Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Camp Chase Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miBear right onto Cobshell Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading E.
  19. 3.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

62% gravel15% paved1% grass22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~175 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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