Highland Glen Park

Highland Glen Pond & Cedar Hills Parkway

8.2 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Highland Glen Pond & Cedar Hills Parkway is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Highland Glen Park near American Fork, UT. The route reaches Highland Glen Pond. It climbs 318 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,780 – 5,092 ft9.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail 40.42018, -111.81208
Nearest town American Fork, UT

Directions

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Highland Glen Pond & Cedar Hills Parkway

8.2 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 4,781–5,091 ft

Out & Back · Highland Glen Park

Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail · 40.42018, -111.81208

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 60° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miPass Highland Glen Pond.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right onto Cedar Hills Parkway, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.9 miReach Highland Glen Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F60°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity28%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 86°63°
Sun 79°61° 44%
Mon 73°58° 45%
Tue 80°58°
Wed 88°63°
Thu 84°66° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~93 min). Leave by 6:03 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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