Prairie Oaks Dog Beach & Darby Creek Greenway Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Prairie Oaks Dog Beach & Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Prairie Oaks Metro Park near Lake Darby Estates, OH. The route reaches Prairie Oaks Dog Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Prairie Oaks Dog Beach & Darby Creek Greenway Trail
2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min
Elevation 875–907 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Oaks Metro Park
Trailhead: Darby Creek Greenway Trail · 40.00072, -83.25607
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Prairie Oaks Dog Beach.
- 0.6 miReach Prairie Oaks Dog Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 8:09 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Darby Creek Greenway Trail Trailhead
- Alder Trail–Darby Creek Greenway Trail, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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