Ironweed Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Ironweed Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Shawnee Hills, OH. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi935 – 1,004 ft8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14903, -83.15703
Nearest town Shawnee Hills, OH
Directions
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Ironweed Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 934–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.14903, -83.15703
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 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
41% paved59% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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