Ironweed Trail
13.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr 30 min
Ironweed Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ironweed Trail
13.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 4 hr 30 min
Elevation 907–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: Marsh Hawk Trail · 40.15472, -83.18942
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:06 AM · sunset 7:58 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Savannah Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right onto Red Trabue Walking Path, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
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- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.5 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.6 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
- 5.8 mi · out & back · via Ironweed Trail
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