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Orlabor Gateway Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Orlabor Gateway Trail is a 5.6-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 41.73264, -93.62150
Nearest town Ankeny, IA
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Orlabor Gateway Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 914–983 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.73264, -93.62150

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right onto Orlabor Gateway Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 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-9-km-6eb5

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 (~23 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:15 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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