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Ironweed Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,004 ft11.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16188, -83.15382
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 919–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.16188, -83.15382

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 500 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right onto Challenge Course, heading W.
  24. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear left onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  30. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  44. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  45. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  47. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

36% paved64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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