Orlabor Gateway Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi902 – 994 ft15.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.75416, -93.58459
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
Directions
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Orlabor Gateway Trail
12.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Elevation 904–996 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.75416, -93.58459
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 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
13% paved87% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:13 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.6 mi in (~113 min). Leave by 5:00 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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