Ironweed Trail is a 5-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 mi925 – 1,004 ft5.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13102, -83.17961
Nearest town Lamb Corners, OH
Directions
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Ironweed Trail
5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 926–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.13102, -83.17961
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 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 surface
63% paved37% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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