Ironweed Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Lamb Corners, OH. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi932 – 1,004 ft6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12448, -83.18233
Nearest town Lamb Corners, OH
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Ironweed Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 931–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.12448, -83.18233
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 61°F / low 56° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Honda Wetland Boardwalk, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SW.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
- 2.3 miTurn right onto Honda Wetland Boardwalk, heading S.
- 0.2 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
79% paved6% boardwalk1% gravel14% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 61°F56°
Precip5%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity94%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Wed
67°58°
44%
Thu
67°52°
Fri
67°46°
Sat
69°46°
Sun
71°48°
Mon
72°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.8 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.9 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
More from this trailhead
- Ironweed Trail 6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Ironweed Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Ironweed Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Ironweed Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Ironweed Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Ironweed Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Lamb Corners, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Lamb Corners, Ohio