Ironweed Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, 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 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.14755, -83.18051
Nearest town Jerome, OH
Directions
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Ironweed Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 934–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: 40.14755, -83.18051
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 8:45 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ironweed Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 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
57% paved43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 8:45 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 7:22 PM for the 8:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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