Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Ironweed Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 1,004 ft12.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Marsh Hawk Trail 40.15609, -83.18942
Nearest town Jerome, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

11.1 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 907–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: Marsh Hawk Trail · 40.15609, -83.18942

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 7:07 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Savannah Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
  3. 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  19. 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  23. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 500 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  26. 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  30. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  31. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  32. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  34. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  38. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  39. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  41. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  42. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  43. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  44. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  45. 1.6 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  46. 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

28% paved72% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:07 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~100 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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