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Ironweed Trail is an 11.3-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 188 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi899 – 1,004 ft13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14205, -83.15334
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 188 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 899–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.14205, -83.15334

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading S.
  21. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SW.
  29. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  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. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 0.5 miSharp left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  44. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  45. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  47. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  48. 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 5.2 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

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