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Gateway State Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Gateway State Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi778 – 850 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bruce Vento Regional Trail 44.96659, -93.05864
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Gateway State Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 778–849 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bruce Vento Regional Trail · 44.96659, -93.05864

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

Transit-accessible: Cypress St stop 388 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left onto Gateway State Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 350 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 300 ftSharp left, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Bruce Vento Regional Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miArrive 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-7-km-29ab

Trail surface

95% paved5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:08 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cypress St stop 388 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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