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Ironweed Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,004 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13271, -83.15567
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 920–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.13271, -83.15567

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

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

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Trail surface

33% paved67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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