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Ironweed Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Lamb Corners, OH. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi932 – 1,004 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 931–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.12448, -83.18233

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · 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 left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SE.
  7. 2.3 miTurn right onto Honda Wetland Boardwalk, heading E.
  8. 0.2 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

82% paved6% boardwalk1% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity87%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:45 PM
Wed 86°66° 35%
Thu 85°67° 46%
Fri 85°68° 56%
Sat 86°70° 36%
Sun 87°69° 16%
Mon 89°75° 30%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 8:11 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM — 2 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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