Gateway State Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Gateway State Trail is a 7.9-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.
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Gateway State Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 41 min
Elevation 878–975 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.02332, -93.03991
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Country View Dr stop 553 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Gateway State Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~66 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Country View Dr stop 553 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Lake Phalen & Keller Creek via Gateway State Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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