Ironweed Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Lamb Corners, OH. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ironweed Trail
5.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 926–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.12448, -83.18233
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Honda Wetland Boardwalk, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Honda Wetland Boardwalk, heading SW.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 8:13 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM — 3 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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