Orlabor Gateway Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 984 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73720, -93.62665
Nearest town Ankeny, IA

Directions

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Orlabor Gateway Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 914–983 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.73720, -93.62665

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  24. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 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 surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:20 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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