Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area
Darby Creek Greenway Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area near Robroy Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Darby Creek Greenway Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 901–927 ft
Out & Back · Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area
Trailhead: 39.92847, -83.21326
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 8:15 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
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- Darby Creek Greenway Viewpoint via Darby Creek Greenway Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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