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Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Ironweed Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,004 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14205, -83.15334
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH
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Ironweed Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 899–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.14205, -83.15334

Weather Sep 23: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 17% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading S.
  21. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SW.
  29. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  35. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  44. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  45. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  47. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftArrive 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/ironweed-trail-out-back-18-km-559b

Trail surface

30% paved70% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 64°F57°
Precip17%Wind6 mphUV3Humidity88%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 9% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 6% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 4% rain
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Thu 66°52°
Fri 66°44°
Sat 69°46°
Sun 70°49°
Mon 72°51°
Tue 73°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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