Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Ironweed Trail is an 8.7-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.

Elevation

0 mi902 – 1,004 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15185, -83.14492
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 58 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading SE.
  18. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading W.
  20. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 100 ftTurn left onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  23. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

36% paved64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~109 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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