Orlabor Gateway Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orlabor Gateway Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 14 min
Elevation 914–996 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73326, -93.61007
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 155 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 155 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- High Trestle Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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