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Orlabor Gateway Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 994 ft8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73466, -93.60515
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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Orlabor Gateway Trail

6.9 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 914–996 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.73466, -93.60515

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

Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 457 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  22. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  35. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/orlabor-gateway-trail-out-back-11-km-be87

Trail surface

10% paved90% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 457 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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