Big Meadows Path (1 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) is a 5-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Olentangy Meadows, OH. It climbs 250 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi781 – 945 ft5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) 40.15681, -83.02147
Nearest town Olentangy Meadows, OH
Directions
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Big Meadows Path (1 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
5 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 782–945 ft
Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park
Trailhead: Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) · 40.15681, -83.02147
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi), heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi), heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi), heading N.
- 0.8 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
60% gravel21% paved6% dirt1% boardwalk12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:44 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 8:21 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- 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 Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) Trailhead
- Big Meadows Path (1 mi)–Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi) Loop, 3 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) 4.2 mi · ▲ 85 ft
- Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi)–Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi), 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 225 ft
- Overlook Deck & Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 5.3 mi · ▲ 281 ft
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