Overlook Deck & Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Olentangy Meadows, OH. The route reaches Overlook Deck at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 281 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi781 – 945 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) 40.15681, -83.02147
Nearest town Olentangy Meadows, OH
Directions
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Overlook Deck & Overlook Trail (2.3 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi)
5.3 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 782–945 ft
Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park
Trailhead: Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi) · 40.15681, -83.02147
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · 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.
- 0.6 miReach Overlook Deck, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi), heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi), heading E.
- 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
81% gravel7% dirt2% paved1% boardwalk9% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 82°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity88%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (1″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:44 PM
Wed
84°67°
35%
Thu
86°68°
46%
Fri
86°70°
57%
Sat
86°70°
34%
Sun
86°69°
17%
Mon
90°75°
33%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:21 PM for the 8:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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
- Big Meadows Path (1 mi) via Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 5 mi · ▲ 250 ft
- Coyote Run Trail (3.5 mi)–Multi-Use Trail (2.25 mi), 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 225 ft
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