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Highbanks Metro Park

Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)

3.1 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Mount Air, OH. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 929 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Big Meadows Path (1 mi) 40.15229, -83.03935
Nearest town Mount Air, OH
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Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)

3.1 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 782–927 ft

Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park

Trailhead: Big Meadows Path (1 mi) · 40.15229, -83.03935

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading S.
  6. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading NW.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftContinue straight onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading N.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 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-5-km-17d5

Trail surface

83% gravel4% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:44 PM

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