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Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Ironweed Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,004 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13736, -83.18095
Nearest town Jerome, OH
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Ironweed Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 934–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.13736, -83.18095

Weather Sep 5: Heavy rain, high 83°F / low 69° · precip 38% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading N.
  3. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading W.
  6. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 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/marsh-hawk-trail-out-back-6-km-b711

Trail surface

80% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 83°F69°
Precip38%Wind1 mphUV6Humidity95%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 12% rain4 AM: 14% rain5 AM: 22% rain6 AM: 38% rain7 AM: 30% rain8 AM: 17% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 13% rain1 PM: 12% rain2 PM: 12% rain3 PM: 16% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 12% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sun 75°60°
Mon 78°55°
Tue 84°60°
Wed 87°70° 25%
Thu 81°60° 27%
Fri 72°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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