Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Ironweed Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,004 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15234, -83.16427
Nearest town Jerome, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 929–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15234, -83.16427

Weather Sep 20: Heavy drizzle, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 54% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  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. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 500 ftTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  23. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  37. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  38. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

36% paved64% unspecified

Weather

Heavy drizzleTemperature 80°F69°
Precip54%Wind8 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.3″ 2 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: 38% rain11 PM: 54% rain
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Mon 68°59° 77%
Tue 65°56°
Wed 58°56° 27%
Thu 68°54° 15%
Fri 67°45°
Sat 68°43°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~67 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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