Ironweed Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi935 – 1,004 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13736, -83.18095
Nearest town Jerome, OH
Directions
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Ironweed Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 934–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.13736, -83.18095
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
74% paved26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:43 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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