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Highbanks Metro Park

Overlook Deck–Big Meadows Path (1 mi), 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Overlook Deck–Big Meadows Path (1 mi), 4 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Mount Air, OH. The route reaches Overlook Deck at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 332 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi768 – 935 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15616, -83.03829
Nearest town Mount Air, OH
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Overlook Deck–Big Meadows Path (1 mi), 4 sights

5.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 768–934 ft

Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15616, -83.03829

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left onto Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi), heading SE.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading E.
  10. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.6 miReach Overlook Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading N.
  15. 1 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi), heading W.
  17. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading NW.
  19. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi), heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Big Meadows Path (1 mi), heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftArrive 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/overlook-deck-out-back-7-km-3339

Trail surface

71% gravel2% dirt1% grass1% boardwalk1% paved24% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:44 PM

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