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Ironweed Trail is a 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 ft6.6 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 926–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.12427, -83.17771

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 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 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
  12. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

53% paved47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 8:19 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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