Orlabor Gateway Trail
7 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Prairie Ridge Sports Complex near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orlabor Gateway Trail
7 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 914–983 ft
Out & Back · Prairie Ridge Sports Complex
Trailhead: 41.73867, -93.61517
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto High Trestle Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:35 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Orlabor Gateway Trail 7 mi · ▲ 79 ft
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