Orlabor Gateway Trail

8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Orlabor Gateway Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 984 ft8.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73905, -93.63886
Nearest town Ankeny, IA

Directions

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Orlabor Gateway Trail

8 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 914–983 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.73905, -93.63886

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 150 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. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  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 surface

1% paved99% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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