Ironweed Trail is a 6.6-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
6.6 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 934–1,007 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.15641, -83.18445
Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 83°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:24 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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