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Provo River Parkway is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Christmas City, UT. It climbs 313 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,869 – 5,066 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pipeline Road 40.32680, -111.64771
Nearest town Christmas City, UT

Directions

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Provo River Parkway

3.7 mi · ▲ 313 ft · 1 hr 23 min

Elevation 4,868–5,065 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

  1. Start on Drop Trail, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Garden, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Flat Turns, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading S.
  6. 50 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading S.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading S.
  8. 350 ftContinue straight onto Orem Blue Flow, heading S.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftSharp left onto Provo River Parkway, heading E.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.7 miSharp right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading S.
  17. 150 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading S.
  19. 350 ftSharp left onto Orem Blue Flow, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Flat Turns, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Garden, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Trail, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 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

83% paved15% dirt2% gravel

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%

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