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Ironweed Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi935 – 1,004 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14217, -83.17801
Nearest town Jerome, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 934–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.14217, -83.17801

Weather Sep 5: Heavy rain, high 82°F / low 69° · precip 76% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 8:00 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading N.
  14. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 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

61% paved39% unspecified

Weather

Heavy rainTemperature 82°F69°
Precip76%Wind10 mphUV6Humidity94%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 8% rain3 AM: 12% rain4 AM: 34% rain5 AM: 49% rain6 AM: 75% rain7 AM: 76% rain8 AM: 41% rain9 AM: 20% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 13% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 8% rain3 PM: 12% rain4 PM: 11% rain5 PM: 16% rain6 PM: 17% rain7 PM: 10% rain8 PM: 2% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:00 PM
Sun 77°61°
Mon 78°55°
Tue 84°60°
Wed 87°69°
Thu 80°60° 33%
Fri 72°54°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:38 PM for the 8:00 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 11 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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