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Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

9.4 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Ironweed Trail is a 9.4-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 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

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

9.4 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 887–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15172, -83.14285

Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 57° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:31 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 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Challenge Course, heading NW.
  22. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear left onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  28. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  43. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ironweed-trail-out-back-15-km-84a0

Trail surface

34% paved66% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 61°F57°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity94%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Wed 67°58° 40%
Thu 67°51°
Fri 67°46°
Sat 69°45°
Sun 70°48°
Mon 72°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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