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Highbanks Metro Park

Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)

3.4 mi · ▲ 141 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 141 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi774 – 929 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14988, -83.04000
Nearest town Mount Air, OH
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Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)

3.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 773–927 ft

Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.14988, -83.04000

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:44 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  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 SE.
  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 N.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  19. 400 ftTurn 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-a10d

Trail surface

76% gravel3% dirt1% boardwalk20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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