Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Olentangy Meadows, OH. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi781 – 935 ft4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 40.15095, -83.02568
Nearest town Olentangy Meadows, OH
Directions
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Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
4.2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 782–934 ft
Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park
Trailhead: Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) · 40.15095, -83.02568
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 83°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi), heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading NW.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
88% gravel10% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 83°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Wed
88°69°
35%
Thu
85°68°
46%
Fri
85°70°
57%
Sat
86°70°
34%
Sun
86°69°
17%
Mon
90°75°
33%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot 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)
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
- 4.5 mi · out & back · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
- 3 mi · out & back · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
- 3 mi · out & back · via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
More from Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) Trailhead
- Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) 2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) 2 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Big Meadows Path (1 mi) & Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) Loop via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 2.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft
- Overlook Deck & Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 3.9 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) 4.4 mi · ▲ 229 ft
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