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Ironweed Trail is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi896 – 1,004 ft12.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14964, -83.14152
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

10.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 895–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.14964, -83.14152

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  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 NW.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading S.
  20. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  27. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  32. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  40. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  42. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  44. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  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 7:21 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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