Provo River Parkway is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Vivian Park, UT. It climbs 824 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,869 – 5,345 ft · steepest grade: 16%10.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.34776, -111.59133
Nearest town Vivian Park, UT
Directions
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Provo River Parkway
8.5 mi · ▲ 824 ft · 3 hr 15 min
Elevation 4,868–5,343 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.34776, -111.59133
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Falls Park, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Provo River Parkway, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Orem Blue Flow, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Flat Turns, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Garden, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pipeline Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Connector, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Race Loop, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Connector, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Pipeline Road, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Garden, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Flat Turns, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Orem Blue Flow, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Provo River Parkway, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear right onto Upper Falls Park, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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
68% paved20% dirt1% gravel11% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F66°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
78°57°
59%
Mon
72°54°
59%
Tue
79°53°
Wed
84°59°
Thu
81°64°
20%
Fri
87°62°
18%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Provo River Parkway Viewpoint 1.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Upper Bridal Veil Falls & Bridal Veil Falls via Provo River Parkway 2 mi · ▲ 378 ft
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