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Provo River Parkway is a 7.2-mile out-and-back near Nunns, UT. It climbs 296 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,826 – 5,095 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.33804, -111.61069
Nearest town Nunns, UT

Directions

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Provo River Parkway

7.2 mi · ▲ 296 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 4,826–5,094 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.33804, -111.61069

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 84°F / low 67° · precip 16% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto Provo River Parkway, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 2.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 1.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 2.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 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

95% paved2% dirt1% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F67°
Precip16%Wind12 mphUV6Humidity16%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°65° 2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 8% rain6 PM: 12% rain7 PM: 16% rain8 PM: 13% rain9 PM: 10% rain10 PM: 8% rain11 PM: 5% rain
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:52 PM
Mon 76°61° 52%
Tue 83°58°
Wed 87°59°
Thu 87°60°
Fri 87°66°
Sat 72°57° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.8 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 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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