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Highbanks Metro Park

Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi)

5.2 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 1 hr 53 min

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right onto Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi), heading NW.
  3. 250 ftTurn right onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 2 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading E.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right onto Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi), heading SE.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.5 miArrive 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-overlook-trail-2-3-mi-out-back-3-sights-8-km-4cc3

Trail surface

79% gravel2% dirt2% paved1% boardwalk16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:44 PM

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