Ironweed Trail is a 6-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 ft6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14755, -83.18051
Nearest town Jerome, OH
Directions
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Ironweed Trail
6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 934–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.14755, -83.18051
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 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 ftTurn right onto Challenge Course, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
53% paved47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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