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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  34. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  36. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading SE.
  39. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  40. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  41. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  42. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  43. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  44. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  45. 1.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  46. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  48. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  49. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  50. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  51. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  52. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  53. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  54. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  55. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  56. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  57. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  58. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  59. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  60. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  61. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  62. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  63. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  64. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  65. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  66. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  67. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  68. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  69. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  70. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  71. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  72. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  73. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  74. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  75. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  76. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  77. 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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