Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Ironweed Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,004 ft12.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14076, -83.15339
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

10.7 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 3 hr 38 min

Elevation 899–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.14076, -83.15339

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading S.
  20. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading N.
  23. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  28. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  29. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  36. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  41. 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

30% paved70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~133 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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