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Ironweed Trail is a 9.1-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 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

9.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 3 hr 7 min

Elevation 887–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15172, -83.14285

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 55% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 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. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  24. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  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 miTurn left, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 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 surface

35% paved65% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 80°F69°
Precip55%Wind3 mphUV5Humidity91%
Rained 0.3″ 3 days ago · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 6% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 19% rain4 AM: 26% rain5 AM: 34% rain6 AM: 50% rain7 AM: 38% rain8 AM: 46% rain9 AM: 37% rain10 AM: 40% rain11 AM: 45% rain12 PM: 33% rain1 PM: 23% rain2 PM: 10% rain3 PM: 8% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 6% rain6 PM: 7% rain7 PM: 14% rain8 PM: 15% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 54% rain11 PM: 55% rain
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Mon 68°58° 57%
Tue 61°57°
Wed 59°56° 27%
Thu 68°54° 15%
Fri 67°46°
Sat 69°43°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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