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Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

Orlabor Gateway Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Prairie Ridge Sports Complex 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 – 984 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74020, -93.61745
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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Orlabor Gateway Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 914–983 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

Trailhead: 41.74020, -93.61745

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:13 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right onto High Trestle Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 0.6 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 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-d359

Trail surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:53 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:13 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:41 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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