Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi)
4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Olentangy Meadows, OH. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi)
4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 874–950 ft
Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park
Trailhead: Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) · 40.15681, -83.02147
Weather Sep 20: Rain showers, high 79°F / low 69° · precip 51% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi), heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi), heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi), heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi), heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi), heading W.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:14 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:34 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:01 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) Trailhead
- Overlook Deck & Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 5.3 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi)–Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi), 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Big Meadows Path (1 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 5 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Big Meadows Path (1 mi)–Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi) Loop, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft
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