Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Ironweed Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Lamb Corners, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 1,004 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13494, -83.17870
Nearest town Lamb Corners, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 930–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.13494, -83.17870

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  8. 200 ftReach Ironweed Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 150 ftSharp right onto Savannah Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 250 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

78% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 8:08 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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