Orlabor Gateway Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Saylorville, IA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi896 – 958 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69108, -93.62621
Nearest town Saylorville, IA
Directions
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Orlabor Gateway Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 895–957 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 41.69108, -93.62621
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:03 AM · sunset 7:14 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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.
Weather
Sunrise 7:03 AMSunset 7:14 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:14 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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