Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Ironweed Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,004 ft10.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13443, -83.15073
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 934–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.13443, -83.15073

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  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 SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  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 NW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading N.
  24. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  34. 350 ftSharp right, heading N.
  35. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  36. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  37. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  41. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

34% paved66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 8:18 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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