Ironweed Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Ironweed Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Lamb Corners, OH. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ironweed Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 36 min
Elevation 912–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.12717, -83.16006
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Savannah Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:58 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
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