Orlabor Gateway Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orlabor Gateway Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 21 min
Elevation 914–999 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: High Trestle Trail · 41.72888, -93.60712
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 390 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on High Trestle Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 390 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from High Trestle Trail Trailhead
- High Trestle Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- High Trestle Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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