Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area

Darby Creek Greenway Viewpoint via Darby Creek Greenway Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Darby Creek Greenway Viewpoint via Darby Creek Greenway Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area near Robroy Estates, OH. The route reaches Darby Creek Greenway Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi840 – 932 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Darby Creek Greenway Viewpoint via Darby Creek Greenway Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 50 min

Elevation 842–930 ft

Out & Back · Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area

Trailhead: 39.92945, -83.23107

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

  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. 2.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 300 ftReach Darby Creek Greenway Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

71% gravel1% grass28% 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 3.0 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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