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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.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,004 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12815, -83.17081
Nearest town Lamb Corners, OH

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Challenge Course, heading W.
  13. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NE.
  19. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

50% paved50% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 86°66° 35%
Thu 85°67° 46%
Fri 85°68° 56%
Sat 86°70° 36%
Sun 87°69° 16%
Mon 89°75° 30%

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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