Overlook Deck & Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Olentangy High Bluffs, OH. The route reaches Overlook Deck at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi850 – 929 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15041, -83.02910
Nearest town Olentangy High Bluffs, OH
Directions
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Overlook Deck & Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
1.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 42 min
Elevation 851–927 ft
Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.15041, -83.02910
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 83°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:44 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Overlook Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading N.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
80% gravel13% paved6% dirt1% boardwalk
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 83°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Wed
88°69°
35%
Thu
85°68°
46%
Fri
85°70°
57%
Sat
86°70°
34%
Sun
86°69°
17%
Mon
90°75°
33%
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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