Ironweed Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Ironweed Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Sandy Corners, OH. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ironweed Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 907–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.11887, -83.15285
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.5 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.8 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
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