AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Orlabor Gateway Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, 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 – 988 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.72199, -93.63859
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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Orlabor Gateway Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 54 min

Elevation 951–987 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.72199, -93.63859

Weather Sep 22: Light drizzle, high 58°F / low 55° · precip 23% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  5. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 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-4-km-3924

Trail surface

22% paved78% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 58°F55°
Precip23%Wind8 mphUV1Humidity95%
Rained 0.3″ 2 days ago (1.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 23% rain1 AM: 13% rain2 AM: 10% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 5% rain5 AM: 7% rain6 AM: 7% rain7 AM: 11% rain8 AM: 11% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 6% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 9% rain1 PM: 7% rain2 PM: 6% rain3 PM: 7% rain4 PM: 5% rain5 PM: 3% rain6 PM: 4% rain7 PM: 5% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 3% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:14 PM
Wed 65°50°
Thu 63°55° 21%
Fri 61°58° 36%
Sat 68°59° 62%
Sun 69°57° 28%
Mon 72°59° 27%

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

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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