Wernli Community Fishing & Rec Pond via Ironweed Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Glacier Ridge Metro Park near Jerome, OH. The route reaches Wernli Community Fishing & Rec Pond at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi935 – 1,004 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Marsh Hawk Trail 40.15437, -83.19431
Nearest town Jerome, OH
Directions
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Wernli Community Fishing & Rec Pond via Ironweed Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 934–1,004 ft
Out & Back · Glacier Ridge Metro Park
Trailhead: Marsh Hawk Trail · 40.15437, -83.19431
Weather Sep 20: Rain showers, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 55% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ironweed Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Wernli Community Fishing & Rec Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Savannah Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Marsh Hawk Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 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
64% paved36% unspecified
Weather
Rain showersTemperature 80°F69°
Precip55%Wind10 mphUV5Humidity90%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:35 PM
Mon
68°59°
79%
Tue
65°56°
Wed
58°56°
25%
Thu
68°54°
15%
Fri
66°45°
Sat
68°43°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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