Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Ironweed Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,004 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13664, -83.14995
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Elevation 932–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.13664, -83.14995

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  22. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  25. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  31. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  41. 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  43. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 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

32% paved68% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 8:11 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM — 2 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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