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Provo River Parkway Viewpoint is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Christmas City, UT. The route reaches Provo River Parkway Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,879 – 5,168 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Provo River Parkway Viewpoint

5.5 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 4,878–5,167 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 E.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Provo River Parkway, heading NE.
  7. 2 miBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 500 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miReach Provo River Parkway Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 1.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 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

86% paved2% gravel12% unspecified

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%

Good to know

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

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