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Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Mount Air, OH. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi758 – 929 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14895, -83.04152
Nearest town Mount Air, OH

Directions

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Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)

3.6 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 758–927 ft

Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.14895, -83.04152

Weather Sep 21: Heavy drizzle, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 52% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading N.
  10. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading NW.
  15. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 150 ftContinue straight onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading NW.
  18. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 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 surface

72% gravel8% paved4% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 80°F69°
Precip52%Wind13 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 18% rain4 AM: 24% rain5 AM: 36% rain6 AM: 48% rain7 AM: 38% rain8 AM: 47% rain9 AM: 35% rain10 AM: 43% rain11 AM: 47% rain12 PM: 40% rain1 PM: 29% rain2 PM: 15% rain3 PM: 9% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 13% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 20% rain10 PM: 48% rain11 PM: 52% rain
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:34 PM
Mon 68°59° 53%
Tue 62°58°
Wed 59°56° 31%
Thu 69°54° 15%
Fri 67°46°
Sat 69°44°

Good to know

  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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