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Ironweed Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,007 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15646, -83.18221
Nearest town Jerome, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 24 min

Elevation 934–1,007 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15646, -83.18221

Weather Aug 4: Mostly clear, high 83°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Challenge Course, heading W.
  11. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
  17. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

45% paved55% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 83°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity89%
Rained 0.1″ 3 days ago (0.6″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 86°67° 34%
Thu 84°66° 46%
Fri 84°68° 56%
Sat 86°70° 33%
Sun 86°68° 16%
Mon 89°74° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 8:21 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM — 12 min before dark.

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Good to know

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