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Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Darby Creek Greenway Viewpoint via Darby Creek Greenway Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Darby Creek Greenway Viewpoint via Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park near Georgesville, OH. The route reaches Darby Creek Greenway Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 260 ft. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi827 – 925 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Camp Chase Trail 39.89336, -83.20060
Nearest town Georgesville, OH
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Darby Creek Greenway Viewpoint via Darby Creek Greenway Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 260 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 826–924 ft

Out & Back · Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Trailhead: Camp Chase Trail · 39.89336, -83.20060

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Camp Chase Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Cobshell Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 300 ftReach Darby Creek Greenway Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cobshell Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Camp Chase Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.7 miArrive 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-viewpoint-out-back-9-km-6a9c

Trail surface

52% gravel35% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F56°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Wed 89°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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 8:17 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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