Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Ironweed Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Ironweed Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, 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 mi935 – 1,004 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15190, -83.16653
Nearest town Jerome, OH

Directions

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Ironweed Trail

6.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 934–1,004 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.15190, -83.16653

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading SW.
  10. 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 500 ftTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
  16. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

52% paved48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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