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Lake Future & Snyder Pond via Orlabor Gateway Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Lake Future & Snyder Pond via Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. The route passes Lake Future and Snyder Pond. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 978 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.71251, -93.63209
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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Lake Future & Snyder Pond via Orlabor Gateway Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 905–978 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.71251, -93.63209

Weather Sep 22: Drizzle, high 58°F / low 56° · precip 23% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miPass Lake Future.
  11. 50 ftPass Snyder Pond.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftReach Lake Future, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  36. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  38. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftArrive 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/lake-future-lake-future-out-back-3-lakes-11-km

Trail surface

19% paved81% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 58°F56°
Precip23%Wind9 mphUV1Humidity93%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (1.2″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 23% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 11% rain8 AM: 15% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 6% rain12 PM: 4% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain10 PM: 1% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 64°54°
Thu 63°55° 21%
Fri 61°58° 36%
Sat 68°59° 62%
Sun 69°57° 28%
Mon 72°59° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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