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Orlabor Gateway Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 59 min

Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Carney, IA. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi906 – 958 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.70104, -93.61454
Nearest town Carney, IA
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Orlabor Gateway Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 59 min

Elevation 905–957 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.70104, -93.61454

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 1 miReach Orlabor Gateway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/orlabor-gateway-trail-out-back-5-km-237d

Trail surface

8% paved92% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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