Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Ironweed Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,004 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15328, -83.16358
Nearest town Jerome, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

9.7 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 929–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15328, -83.16358

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading S.
  18. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
  20. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 100 ftTurn left onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  23. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  37. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

36% paved64% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.8 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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