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Provo River is a 7.5-mile out-and-back near Christmas City, UT. The route reaches Provo River at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 433 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,879 – 5,230 ft8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32370, -111.64506
Nearest town Christmas City, UT

Directions

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Provo River

7.5 mi · ▲ 433 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 4,878–5,231 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.32370, -111.64506

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Provo River Parkway, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 1.5 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miReach Provo River, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 1.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 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

90% paved2% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F65°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 79°58° 56%
Mon 73°56° 56%
Tue 79°55°
Wed 85°61°
Thu 84°66° 20%
Fri 88°64° 18%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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