Ironweed Trail is a 6.2-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 ft7.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13002, -83.16974
Nearest town Lamb Corners, OH
Directions
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Ironweed Trail
6.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 924–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.13002, -83.16974
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Challenge Course, heading SW.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 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 right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
51% paved49% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed
86°66°
35%
Thu
85°67°
46%
Fri
85°68°
56%
Sat
86°70°
36%
Sun
87°69°
16%
Mon
89°75°
30%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:15 PM.
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