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Provo River Parkway is a 3.1-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 – 4,876 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32370, -111.64506
Nearest town Christmas City, UT

Directions

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Provo River Parkway

3.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 4,826–4,876 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.32370, -111.64506

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Provo River Parkway, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 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

100% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F65°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 79°58° 56%
Mon 73°56° 56%
Tue 79°55°
Wed 85°61°
Thu 84°66° 20%
Fri 88°64° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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