Gateway State Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Gateway State Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Gloster, MN. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 974 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 45.00621, -93.02473
Nearest town Gloster, MN

Directions

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Gateway State Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 19 min

Elevation 905–975 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 45.00621, -93.02473

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

Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & County Road B stop 72 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftContinue straight onto Gateway State Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 500 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

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: White Bear Avenue & County Road B stop 72 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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