Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Marsh Hawk Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Marsh Hawk Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,001 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18377, -83.19388
Nearest town Jerome, OH

Directions

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Marsh Hawk Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 942–1,002 ft

Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park

Trailhead: 40.18377, -83.19388

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 400 ftTurn left onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 1 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

17% paved83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 7:54 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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