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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.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,004 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.12448, -83.18233
Nearest town Lamb Corners, OH

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Honda Wetland Boardwalk, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 1.6 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
  12. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left onto Honda Wetland Boardwalk, heading SW.
  18. 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

59% paved6% boardwalk1% gravel34% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

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

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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