Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area
Riffle Run Viewpoint via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Riffle Run Viewpoint via Darby Creek Greenway Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area near Lake Darby, OH. The route reaches Riffle Run Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Riffle Run Viewpoint via Darby Creek Greenway Trail
5.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 885–930 ft
Out & Back · Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area
Trailhead: Darby Creek Greenway Trail · 39.93538, -83.22116
Weather Sep 20: Rain showers, high 80°F / low 70° · precip 60% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start on Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Riffle Run, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Riffle Run Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Darby Creek Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 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 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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