Ironweed Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Ironweed Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ironweed Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 934–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.15190, -83.16653
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~81 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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