Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Ironweed Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Lamb Corners, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,004 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12427, -83.17771
Nearest town Lamb Corners, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 926–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.12427, -83.17771

Weather Sep 5: Heavy rain, high 82°F / low 69° · precip 59% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.6 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

55% paved45% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 82°F69°
Precip59%Wind12 mphUV6Humidity94%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 13% rain4 AM: 34% rain5 AM: 48% rain6 AM: 59% rain7 AM: 52% rain8 AM: 34% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 8% rain12 PM: 13% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 15% rain7 PM: 9% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sun 77°61°
Mon 78°55°
Tue 84°60°
Wed 87°70°
Thu 81°60° 33%
Fri 72°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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