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Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Riffle Run Viewpoint & Indian Ridge Trail via Darby Creek Greenway Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Riffle Run Viewpoint & Indian Ridge Trail via Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park near Georgesville, OH. The route reaches Riffle Run Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 218 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi830 – 925 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Camp Chase Trail 39.89322, -83.21649
Nearest town Georgesville, OH
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Riffle Run Viewpoint & Indian Ridge Trail via Darby Creek Greenway Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 218 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 830–924 ft

Out & Back · Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park

Trailhead: Camp Chase Trail · 39.89322, -83.21649

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Indian Ridge Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear right onto Cobshell Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading W.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Riffle Run, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miReach Riffle Run Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  10. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cobshell Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left onto Indian Ridge Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.4 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/riffle-run-viewpoint-indian-ridge-trail-out-back-7-km

Trail surface

82% gravel2% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F56°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity83%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 89°69° 36%
Thu 85°68° 38%
Fri 85°68° 60%
Sat 85°71° 47%
Sun 87°69° 15%
Mon 91°73° 27%

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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