Orlabor Gateway Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 107 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 · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 15 min
Elevation 914–996 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73119, -93.60968
Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:04 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 92 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto High Trestle Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 92 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- High Trestle Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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