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Provo River Parkway is a 9.2-mile out-and-back near Orem, UT. It climbs 324 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,807 – 5,122 ft10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31203, -111.68862
Nearest town Orem, UT

Directions

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Provo River Parkway

9.2 mi · ▲ 324 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 4,806–5,123 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.6 miBear left onto Provo River Parkway, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 2.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 2.2 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 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

95% paved1% dirt1% gravel3% 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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 765 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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