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Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Ironweed Trail is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Dublin, OH. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi889 – 1,004 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12120, -83.13696
Nearest town Dublin, OH
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Ironweed Trail

12.2 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 4 hr 7 min

Elevation 890–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.12120, -83.13696

Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 61°F / low 57° · precip 6% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  16. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading N.
  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 N.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Challenge Course, heading W.
  23. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear left onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  29. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  32. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  34. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  36. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  37. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  39. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  40. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  41. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  43. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  45. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ironweed-trail-out-back-20-km-2e75

Trail surface

70% paved30% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 61°F57°
Precip6%Wind7 mphUV2Humidity92%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.6″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
65°50°
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Wed 67°58° 37%
Thu 67°51°
Fri 67°46°
Sat 69°45°
Sun 70°48°
Mon 72°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 5:18 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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