AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Gateway State Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Gateway State Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Gloster, MN. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 974 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.01520, -93.03938
Nearest town Gloster, MN
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Gateway State Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 27 min

Elevation 878–975 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.01520, -93.03938

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Junction Av stop 723 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gateway State Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 450 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 300 ftSharp right, heading N.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gateway-state-trail-out-back-11-km-8d25

Trail surface

92% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Junction Av stop 723 m from the trailhead

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