Primrose Overlook–Island Meadow Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Primrose Overlook–Island Meadow Trail, 4 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Mutual Dell, UT. The route reaches Primrose Overlook at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 1,413 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Primrose Overlook–Island Meadow Trail, 4 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 1,413 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 7,457–8,779 ft
Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Trailhead: Salamander Flat Trail · 40.43444, -111.63156
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 73°F / low 55° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Island Meadow Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Snow Gauging Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Horse Flat Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear right onto Primrose Overlook Trail, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Primrose Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Horse Flat Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Snow Gauging Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Island Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Salamander Flat Trail Trailhead
- Salamander Flat Trail & Willow Hollow Trail 2 mi · ▲ 203 ft
- Island Meadow Trail–Ridge Connector Trail Loop, 4 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 699 ft
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