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Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Ironweed Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Lamb Corners, OH. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi925 – 1,004 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.13002, -83.16974
Nearest town Lamb Corners, OH
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Ironweed Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 924–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.13002, -83.16974

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
  5. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/ironweed-trail-out-back-9-km-e33a

Trail surface

56% paved44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:25 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:45 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:15 PM.

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