Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Ironweed Trail is a 9.5-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,004 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16188, -83.15382
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

9.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 13 min

Elevation 919–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.16188, -83.15382

Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 62°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 100 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 W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  22. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  36. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  37. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  39. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

37% paved63% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 62°F56°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV1Humidity92%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Wed 61°57° 30%
Thu 68°52°
Fri 68°45°
Sat 69°46°
Sun 71°47°
Mon 71°48°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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