Provo River Parkway is a 9-mile out-and-back near Orem, UT. It climbs 330 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,807 – 5,105 ft10.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31203, -111.68862
Nearest town Orem, UT
Directions
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Provo River Parkway
9 mi · ▲ 330 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 4,806–5,104 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.31203, -111.68862
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 765 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Provo River Parkway, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach Provo River Parkway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 2.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
97% paved1% dirt1% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 765 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Race Loop 5.7 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Race Loop 6.1 mi · ▲ 594 ft
- Race Loop 6.1 mi · ▲ 594 ft
- Provo River Parkway 7.8 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Provo River Parkway 7.8 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Provo River Parkway 9.2 mi · ▲ 324 ft
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