Ironweed Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Lamb Corners, 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
7.1 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 918–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.12815, -83.17081
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 SE.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Challenge Course, heading W.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 8:15 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM — 5 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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