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Highbanks Metro Park

Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)

3.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Mount Air, OH. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 929 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Meadows Path (1 mi) 40.15258, -83.04224
Nearest town Mount Air, OH
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Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)

3.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 774–927 ft

Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park

Trailhead: Big Meadows Path (1 mi) · 40.15258, -83.04224

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading S.
  9. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading NW.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  20. 50 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/dripping-rock-trail-2-5-mi-out-back-4-km-02cf

Trail surface

75% gravel3% dirt1% boardwalk21% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:33 PM

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