Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Ironweed Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,004 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14148, -83.16280
Nearest town Jerome, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

7.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 934–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.14148, -83.16280

Weather Sep 5: Heavy rain, high 82°F / low 67° · precip 84% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  16. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SW.
  21. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  31. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

49% paved51% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 82°F67°
Precip84%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity86%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 12% rain4 AM: 33% rain5 AM: 49% rain6 AM: 78% rain7 AM: 84% rain8 AM: 72% rain9 AM: 56% rain10 AM: 27% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 4% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 10% rain5 PM: 17% rain6 PM: 16% rain7 PM: 18% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sun 76°61°
Mon 77°59°
Tue 86°60°
Wed 88°68° 36%
Thu 78°67° 41%
Fri 84°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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