Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Ironweed Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,004 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15172, -83.14285
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 887–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15172, -83.14285

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

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

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Trail surface

35% paved65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~111 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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