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Orlabor Gateway Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back near Carney, IA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi951 – 968 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69474, -93.60081
Nearest town Carney, IA
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Orlabor Gateway Trail

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 951–968 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.69474, -93.60081

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:17 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto High Trestle Trail, heading E.
  8. 450 ftSharp right onto Gay Lea Wilson Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftSharp left onto High Trestle Trail, heading E.
  11. 400 ftTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/orlabor-gateway-trail-out-back-3-km-a81d

Trail surface

30% paved70% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:17 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:17 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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