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Wakefield via Gateway State Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Wakefield via Gateway State Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Gladstone, MN. The route reaches Wakefield. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 974 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.99769, -93.03358
Nearest town Gladstone, MN
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Wakefield via Gateway State Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 905–975 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 44.99769, -93.03358

Weather Sep 25: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:06 PM

Transit-accessible: Prosperity Av stop 627 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Wakefield.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Gateway State Trail, heading E.
  4. 2.1 miReach Wakefield, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 2.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 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-9-km-5127

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:06 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:06 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Prosperity Av stop 627 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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