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Highbanks Metro Park

Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi)

4.4 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi) is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Highbanks Metro Park near Olentangy Meadows, OH. It is mostly level, with 229 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 938 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) 40.15166, -83.02441
Nearest town Olentangy Meadows, OH
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Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) & Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi)

4.4 mi · ▲ 229 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 782–937 ft

Out & Back · Highbanks Metro Park

Trailhead: Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi) · 40.15166, -83.02441

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wetland Spur Trail (0.4 mi), heading S.
  5. 0.3 miReach Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Overlook Trail (2.3 mi), heading N.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Dripping Rock Trail (2.5 mi), heading W.
  10. 1.7 miArrive 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-trail-2-3-mi-wetland-spur-trail-0-4-mi-out-back-7-km-627a

Trail surface

88% gravel10% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:44 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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