Ironweed Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi935 – 1,004 ft6.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14755, -83.18051
Nearest town Jerome, OH
Directions
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Ironweed Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 934–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.14755, -83.18051
Weather Sep 5: Heavy rain, high 82°F / low 69° · precip 76% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 8:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
54% paved46% unspecified
Weather
Heavy rainTemperature 82°F69°
Precip76%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity98%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65°
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sun
76°61°
Mon
78°55°
Tue
84°60°
Wed
87°69°
Thu
80°60°
33%
Fri
72°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.5 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.8 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
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