Big Meadows Path (1 mi) & Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) Loop via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) is a 2.3-mile loop in Highbanks Metro Park near Olentangy Meadows, OH. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi781 – 935 ft2.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 40.15095, -83.02568
Nearest town Olentangy Meadows, OH
Directions
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Big Meadows Path (1 mi) & Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) Loop via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
2.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 50 min
Elevation 782–934 ft
Loop · Highbanks Metro Park
Trailhead: Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) · 40.15095, -83.02568
Weather Sep 20: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 68° · precip 52% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi), heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi), heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Big Meadows Path (1 mi), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading S.
- 1.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% gravel2% grass2% dirt2% paved17% unspecified
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 79°F68°
Precip52%Wind12 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 7:18 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Mon
68°58°
53%
Tue
61°57°
Wed
58°56°
31%
Thu
68°54°
15%
Fri
67°47°
Sat
69°45°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:14 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:34 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:01 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.5 mi · loop · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
- 3 mi · out & back · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
- 3 mi · out & back · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
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- Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 4.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
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