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Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Ironweed Trail is a 9.7-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 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

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

9.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 919–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.16188, -83.15382

Weather Sep 23: Light drizzle, high 65°F / low 57° · precip 17% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:30 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. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NE.
  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 E.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  38. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  39. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  40. 500 ftBear left, heading NE.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  42. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ironweed-trail-out-back-16-km-8c33

Trail surface

37% paved63% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 65°F57°
Precip17%Wind7 mphUV3Humidity81%
Rained 0.4″ 2 days ago (0.7″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 1% rain4 AM: 1% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 8% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 5% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 6% rain5 PM: 5% rain6 PM: 8% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 6% rain9 PM: 11% rain10 PM: 9% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Thu 66°53°
Fri 66°45°
Sat 70°46°
Sun 70°49°
Mon 72°51°
Tue 73°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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