Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

11 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Ironweed Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Sandy Corners, OH. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 1,004 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.11532, -83.14935
Nearest town Sandy Corners, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

11 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 3 hr 42 min

Elevation 907–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.11532, -83.14935

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  17. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading N.
  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 right, heading S.
  24. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  27. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  36. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

72% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:06 AMSunset 7:58 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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