Canyon Glen Park Access Trail & Dragon's Back via Provo River Parkway is a 5-mile out-and-back near Christmas City, UT. It climbs 645 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,882 – 5,545 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32438, -111.64391
Nearest town Christmas City, UT
Directions
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Canyon Glen Park Access Trail & Dragon's Back via Provo River Parkway
5 mi · ▲ 645 ft · 1 hr 59 min
Elevation 4,882–5,545 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.32438, -111.64391
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Provo River Parkway, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left onto Canyon Glen Park Access Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dragon's Back, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach Canyon Glen Park Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Canyon Glen Park Access Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Provo River Parkway, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 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
54% paved43% dirt3% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F65°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
78°58°
59%
Mon
71°54°
59%
Tue
77°53°
Wed
83°59°
Thu
82°64°
20%
Fri
86°62°
18%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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