Gateway State Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Gateway State Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Gloster, MN. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Gateway State Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 892–975 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 44.99917, -93.05207
Weather Sep 26: sunrise 7:05 AM · sunset 7:04 PM
Transit-accessible: Maplewood Bowl stop 506 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Gateway State Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 2.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~49 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:04 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Maplewood Bowl stop 506 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 5.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Gateway State Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Keller Creek & Phalen Park Beach via Gateway State Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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