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Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

Orlabor Gateway Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 7.2-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 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73782, -93.61439
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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Orlabor Gateway Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 914–983 ft

Out & Back · Prairie Ridge Sports Complex

Trailhead: 41.73782, -93.61439

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 774 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftSharp right onto High Trestle Trail, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  20. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  23. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  24. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  27. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  31. 0.6 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
  32. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  34. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  43. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  45. 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-12-km-9bf6

Trail surface

5% paved95% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:40 PM — 5 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Hawkeye Park & Ride stop 774 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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