Ironweed Trail is a 6.8-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.
Elevation
0 mi935 – 1,007 ft7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15641, -83.18445
Nearest town Jerome, OH
Directions
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Ironweed Trail
6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 934–1,007 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.15641, -83.18445
Weather Sep 21: Rain showers, high 80°F / low 68° · precip 56% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 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.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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.
Trail surface
47% paved53% unspecified
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 80°F68°
Precip56%Wind12 mphUV5Humidity92%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Mon
68°58°
57%
Tue
61°57°
Wed
58°56°
26%
Thu
68°53°
15%
Fri
66°45°
Sat
68°43°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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
- 5.5 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.8 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
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