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Ironweed Trail is an 8.2-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 ft9.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

8.2 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 46 min

Elevation 934–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.14903, -83.15703

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 61°F / low 56° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 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 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Challenge Course, heading N.
  21. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  27. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  32. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  40. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  41. 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

39% paved61% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 61°F56°
Precip4%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity90%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Wed 67°57° 26%
Thu 67°52°
Fri 67°46°
Sat 69°46°
Sun 71°48°
Mon 72°49°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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