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Ironweed Trail is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,004 ft11.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15328, -83.16358
Nearest town Jerome, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

10.1 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 26 min

Elevation 929–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15328, -83.16358

Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 60°F / low 56° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading S.
  18. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SW.
  25. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  31. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  39. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  41. 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

Light drizzleTemperature 60°F56°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV2Humidity93%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.7″ 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°57° 40%
Thu 67°51°
Fri 67°46°
Sat 68°44°
Sun 70°49°
Mon 71°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:54 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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