Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 3 hr 52 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 189 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 1,004 ft12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15192, -83.13286
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

11.3 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 3 hr 52 min

Elevation 873–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15192, -83.13286

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  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 SW.
  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. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading S.
  21. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  24. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  30. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  41. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 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

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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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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