Orlabor Gateway Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Ankeny, IA. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi915 – 984 ft6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.73200, -93.62212
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
Directions
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Orlabor Gateway Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 914–983 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.73200, -93.62212
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:15 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn 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
1% paved99% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:02 AMSunset 7:15 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- High Trestle Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- High Trestle Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- High Trestle Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Orlabor Gateway Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- High Trestle Trail Loop 4.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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