Ironweed Trail is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi932 – 1,004 ft11.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13664, -83.14995
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH
Directions
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Ironweed Trail
10.3 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 3 hr 29 min
Elevation 932–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.13664, -83.14995
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 61°F / low 56° · precip 4% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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
32% paved68% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 61°F56°
Precip4%Wind8 mphUV2Humidity94%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Wed
67°58°
40%
Thu
67°52°
Fri
67°46°
Sat
69°46°
Sun
71°48°
Mon
72°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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