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Ironweed Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,004 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14903, -83.15703
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 934–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.14903, -83.15703

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading N.
  16. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NE.
  23. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% paved60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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