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Provo River Parkway is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Christmas City, UT. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,826 – 4,899 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32438, -111.64391
Nearest town Christmas City, UT

Directions

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Provo River Parkway

3.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 4,826–4,898 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.32438, -111.64391

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Provo River Parkway, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 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

100% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F65°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity21%
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°58° 59%
Mon 71°54° 59%
Tue 77°53°
Wed 83°59°
Thu 82°64° 20%
Fri 86°62° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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