Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Marsh Hawk Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Marsh Hawk Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,001 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18739, -83.18198
Nearest town Jerome, OH

Directions

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Marsh Hawk Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 942–1,002 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.18739, -83.18198

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading S.
  11. 500 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading S.
  12. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Savannah Trail, heading E.
  14. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

15% paved85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 8:18 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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