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.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 997 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Trestle Trail 41.72888, -93.60712
Nearest town Ankeny, IA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on High Trestle Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  16. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  23. 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

12% paved88% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:13 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 390 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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