Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area
Darby Creek Greenway Trail & Darby Dan Training Loop
6.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Darby Creek Greenway Trail & Darby Dan Training Loop is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area near Robroy Estates, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Darby Creek Greenway Trail & Darby Dan Training Loop
6.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 888–930 ft
Out & Back · Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area
Trailhead: Riffle Run · 39.91308, -83.21887
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Riffle Run, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Darby Dan Training Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Darby Dan Training Loop, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Darby Dan Training Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Darby Dan Training Loop, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Darby Dan Training Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Darby Dan Training Loop, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Darby Dan Training Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Darby Dan Training Loop, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Darby Dan Training Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Riffle Run, heading S.
- 350 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 5.4 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 7.5 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 8.3 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
- 11.6 mi · out & back · via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
More from Riffle Run Trailhead
- Darby Creek Greenway Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Darby Creek Greenway Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Terrace Trail via Darby Creek Greenway Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Darby Creek Greenway Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Darby Creek Greenway Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Darby Creek Greenway Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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