Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) is a 3-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Mount Air, OH. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi758 – 942 ft3.5 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 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 758–942 ft
Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.14895, -83.04152
Weather Sep 20: 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi), heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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
66% gravel8% paved3% dirt2% grass21% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 80°F69°
Precip52%Wind13 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
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°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
- 2.5 mi · loop · 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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