Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

9 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Ironweed Trail is a 9-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,004 ft10.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15001, -83.14609
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

9 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 899–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15001, -83.14609

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 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 SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading W.
  21. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 150 ftTurn left onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  24. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  39. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, 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

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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