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Orlabor Gateway Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 994 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73444, -93.61013
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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Orlabor Gateway Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 18 min

Elevation 914–996 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.73444, -93.61013

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 281 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  25. 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-f261

Trail surface

8% paved92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 281 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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