Provo River Parkway is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Christmas City, UT. It climbs 291 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,826 – 5,066 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pipeline Road 40.32680, -111.64771
Nearest town Christmas City, UT
Directions
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Provo River Parkway
3.3 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 4,826–5,065 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pipeline Road · 40.32680, -111.64771
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 86°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Drop Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Garden, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Flat Turns, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Orem Blue Flow, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Provo River Parkway, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Orem Blue Flow, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Flat Turns, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Garden, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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
80% paved20% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F66°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
78°58°
56%
Mon
72°55°
56%
Tue
79°54°
Wed
84°60°
Thu
84°66°
20%
Fri
87°64°
18%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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