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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 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 1,004 ft10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13318, -83.15394
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 17 min

Elevation 921–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.13318, -83.15394

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 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 W.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SW.
  23. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  34. 1 miSharp right, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  36. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

34% paved66% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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