Gateway State Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Gateway State Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. It is mostly level, with 54 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
5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 901–975 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 45.00103, -93.03960
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: Barclay St stop 606 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Gateway State Trail, heading E.
- 2.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: Barclay St stop 606 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Bruce Vento Regional Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Sunset Point & Thunder Bay - Westwinds Park Trail via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 221 ft
- Beam Pond (Markham) via Bruce Vento Regional Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Keller Lake & Spoon Lake via Gateway State Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- North Knucklehead & South Knucklehead via Gateway State Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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