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Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Darby Creek Greenway Trail

14.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park near Robroy Estates, OH. It climbs 391 ft. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 932 ft15.5 mi

Getting there

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

14.9 mi · ▲ 391 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 826–930 ft

Out & Back · Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Trailhead: 39.92808, -83.23376

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  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 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. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miBear right onto Cobshell Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading E.
  21. 3.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/darby-creek-greenway-trail-out-back-24-km

Trail surface

58% gravel14% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 85°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 88°69° 36%
Thu 85°67° 38%
Fri 85°68° 60%
Sat 85°70° 47%
Sun 86°68° 15%
Mon 90°73° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 8:00 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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