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Ironweed Trail is a 9.9-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 mi932 – 1,004 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13492, -83.14833
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

9.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 21 min

Elevation 932–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.13492, -83.14833

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 60°F / low 56° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  21. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SW.
  28. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  38. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  39. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  40. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  41. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  44. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  45. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  46. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  47. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

33% paved67% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 60°F56°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV2Humidity92%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Wed 67°58° 40%
Thu 67°51°
Fri 67°46°
Sat 68°45°
Sun 70°49°
Mon 72°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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