Ironweed Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Ironweed Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ironweed Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 2 min
Elevation 904–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.15185, -83.14492
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading W.
- 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:44 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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