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Ironweed Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,011 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15862, -83.18108
Nearest town Jerome, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 934–1,010 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15862, -83.18108

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

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

44% paved56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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