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Scioto Trail Metro Park Arrowhead Loop
Accessible metro loop with woods meadows and river proximity.
Highbanks Big Meadows Path
Easy meadow and woodland route with broad seasonal views.
Highbanks Dripping Rock Trail
Ravine route to streamside rock shelter with shaded forest sections.
About This Trail
A 3.3-mile easy trail through Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park, the largest park in the Columbus Metro Parks system at 7,103 acres. The route follows the Big Darby Creek, a National Scenic River, past restored tallgrass prairie where a herd of American bison can be spotted grazing in fenced pastures.
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Nearby Trails
Scioto Trail Metro Park Arrowhead Loop
Accessible metro loop with woods meadows and river proximity.
Highbanks Big Meadows Path
Easy meadow and woodland route with broad seasonal views.
Highbanks Dripping Rock Trail
Ravine route to streamside rock shelter with shaded forest sections.
Deer Creek Lakeview Trail
Moderate shoreline-and-woods trail with broad reservoir views.
Alum Creek North Loop Trail
Longer rolling loop around reservoir-adjacent forest sections.
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