Canyon Glen Park Access Trail & Dragon's Back via Provo River Parkway is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Nunns, UT. It climbs 777 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,984 – 5,545 ft · steepest grade: 24%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Falls Park 40.34678, -111.59387
Nearest town Nunns, UT
Directions
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Canyon Glen Park Access Trail & Dragon's Back via Provo River Parkway
5.5 mi · ▲ 777 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 4,985–5,545 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Upper Falls Park · 40.34678, -111.59387
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Provo River Parkway, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Canyon Glen Park Access Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Dragon's Back, heading W.
- 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 SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Provo River Parkway, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 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
49% paved39% dirt1% boardwalk11% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F66°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity23%
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°57°
59%
Mon
72°54°
59%
Tue
79°53°
Wed
84°59°
Thu
81°64°
20%
Fri
87°62°
18%
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Upper Falls Park Trailhead
- Provo River Parkway 2 mi · ▲ 150 ft
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- Provo River 2.7 mi · ▲ 274 ft
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