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Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Darby Creek Greenway Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park near Robroy Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 925 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Riffle Run 39.91308, -83.21887
Nearest town Robroy Estates, OH
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Darby Creek Greenway Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 888–924 ft

Out & Back · Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Trailhead: Riffle Run · 39.91308, -83.21887

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

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Riffle Run, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
  4. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 450 ftTurn right onto Cobshell Trail, heading N.
  8. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
  12. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Riffle Run, heading NE.
  14. 350 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-6-km-d106

Trail surface

74% gravel5% paved21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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