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Jordan River Parkway is an 8-mile out-and-back near Jordan Place, UT. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,223 – 4,242 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Jordan River Parkway 40.75855, -111.92310
Nearest town Jordan Place, UT

Directions

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Jordan River Parkway

8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 40 min

Elevation 4,224–4,242 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Jordan River Parkway · 40.75855, -111.92310

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: 400 South @ 1061 West stop 265 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Jordan River Parkway, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto 9 Line Trail Connector, heading S.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto 9 Line Trail, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 0.1 miBear right onto Jordan River Parkway, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Crosstown Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Jordan River Parkway, heading N.
  21. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto 9 Line Trail, heading E.
  29. 300 ftBear right onto 9 Line Trail Connector, heading N.
  30. 200 ftContinue straight onto Jordan River Parkway, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 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

85% paved2% boardwalk2% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 90°F68°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 84°65° 30%
Mon 74°64° 56%
Tue 84°62°
Wed 91°68°
Thu 87°73° 20%
Fri 91°72° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 400 South @ 1061 West stop 265 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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