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Provo River Parkway is a 9.7-mile out-and-back near Orem Station, UT. It climbs 360 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,790 – 5,122 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31213, -111.69352
Nearest town Orem Station, UT

Directions

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Provo River Parkway

9.7 mi · ▲ 360 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 4,791–5,123 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.31213, -111.69352

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Transit-accessible: State St @ 600 N (NB) stop 662 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.9 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. 50 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. 1.4 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

ClearTemperature 87°F67°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 80°60° 53%
Mon 75°57° 53%
Tue 82°58°
Wed 88°63°
Thu 84°71° 20%
Fri 90°67° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: State St @ 600 N (NB) stop 662 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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