Gateway State Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Gateway State Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Gloster, MN. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi892 – 974 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.99970, -93.05068
Nearest town Gloster, MN

Directions

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Gateway State Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 892–975 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.99970, -93.05068

Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Maplewood Bowl stop 388 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftBear left onto Frank Street, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 250 ftTurn left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Gateway State Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 2.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 2.5 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right onto Frank Street, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 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

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 6:00 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Maplewood Bowl stop 388 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead

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