Orlabor Gateway Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Orlabor Gateway Trail is an 11.5-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
Getting there
Directions
Orlabor Gateway Trail
11.5 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 3 hr 53 min
Elevation 914–987 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.72199, -93.63859
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 58°F / low 55° · precip 23% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Ankeny, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Ankeny, Iowa