Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Ironweed Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, 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 mi873 – 1,004 ft12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15275, -83.13461
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 873–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15275, -83.13461

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

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading S.
  22. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
  24. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 100 ftTurn left onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  27. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  33. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  42. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  43. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  44. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  45. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  47. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

29% paved71% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~142 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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