Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Olentangy High Bluffs, OH. It climbs 299 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi781 – 945 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13667, -83.01744
Nearest town Olentangy High Bluffs, OH
Directions
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Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi)
5.2 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 782–946 ft
Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.13667, -83.01744
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi), heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi), heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
79% gravel2% dirt2% paved1% boardwalk16% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:33 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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 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)
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- Big Meadows Path (1 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 4.5 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 4.5 mi · ▲ 218 ft
- Big Meadows Path (1 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 5.1 mi · ▲ 280 ft
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