Overlook Deck & Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Olentangy Meadows, OH. The route reaches Overlook Deck. It is mostly level, with 225 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi781 – 935 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 40.15095, -83.02568
Nearest town Olentangy Meadows, OH
Directions
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Overlook Deck & Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
3.9 mi · ▲ 225 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 782–934 ft
Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park
Trailhead: Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) · 40.15095, -83.02568
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:33 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.
- 0.6 miReach Overlook Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading W.
- 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
97% gravel2% dirt1% boardwalk
Weather
Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:33 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:12 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:33 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:00 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) Trailhead
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- Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) 2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) 4.4 mi · ▲ 229 ft
- Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 4.2 mi · ▲ 198 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
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