Aspen Patch Road & Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 3,587 ft · 7 hr 6 min
Aspen Patch Road & Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Mutual Dell, UT. It climbs 3,587 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Aspen Patch Road & Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail
15.9 mi · ▲ 3,587 ft · 7 hr 6 min
Elevation 7,328–8,704 ft
Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Trailhead: Timpooneke Campground-D Road · 40.43185, -111.63810
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 74°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Timpooneke Campground-D Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Timpooneke Trailhead Road, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Timpooneke Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Bear Canyon Spur Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading NE.
- 6.7 miTurn left onto Indian Trail Road, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Aspen Patch Road, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right onto Indian Trail Road, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 6.4 miBear right onto Bear Canyon Spur Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Timpooneke Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Timpooneke Trailhead Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Timpooneke Campground-D Road, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Timpooneke Campground-D Road Trailhead
- Island Meadow Trail & Salamander Flat Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 483 ft
- Scout Falls & Timpooneke Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 969 ft
- Ridge Connector Trail–Salamander Flat Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 725 ft
- Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 1,249 ft
- Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,354 ft
- Mutual Dell Connector Trail–Pine Hollow Trail Loop, 5 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 2,244 ft
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