Ironweed Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Ironweed Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi935 – 1,011 ft8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15773, -83.17463
Nearest town Jerome, OH
Directions
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Ironweed Trail
7.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 33 min
Elevation 934–1,011 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.15773, -83.17463
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 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
41% paved59% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 8:06 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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