Glacier Ridge Metro Park 3.JPG
Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ironweed Trail is a 10.3-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 ft12.1 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Ironweed Trail

10.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 929–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15328, -83.16358

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 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 left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Challenge Course, heading W.
  23. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  29. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
  43. 0.8 miSharp left, heading E.
  44. 0.2 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

35% paved65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead