Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Ironweed Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,004 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14937, -83.14427
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Ironweed Trail

9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 899–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.14937, -83.14427

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading SE.
  19. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading W.
  21. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 100 ftTurn left onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  24. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  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

36% paved64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead