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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- High Trestle Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- High Trestle Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- High Trestle Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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