Orlabor Gateway Trail

8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Orlabor Gateway Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 984 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.74958, -93.62420
Nearest town Ankeny, IA

Directions

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Orlabor Gateway Trail

8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 914–983 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.74958, -93.62420

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto High Trestle Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  26. 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  28. 0.6 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  34. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 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

14% paved86% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~52 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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