Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Coral Gardens–The Big Room, 4 rocks
3 mi · ▲ 1,615 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Coral Gardens–The Big Room, 4 rocks is a 3-mile out-and-back in Timpanogos Cave National Monument near Mutual Dell, UT. The route passes Coral Gardens and The Big Room before reaching Timpanogos Cave exit at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 1,615 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Coral Gardens–The Big Room, 4 rocks
3 mi · ▲ 1,615 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 5,680–6,774 ft
Out & Back · Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Trailhead: Timpanogos Cave Trail · 40.44375, -111.70507
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Timpanogos Cave Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miPass Coral Gardens.
- 50 ftPass The Big Room.
- 150 ftBear left onto Timpanogos Cave Exit Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Timpanogos Cave exit.
- 250 ftReach Coral Gardens, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Timpanogos Cave Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miArrive 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 1.2 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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