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Provo River Parkway Viewpoint & Provo River is a 7.9-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, UT. The route passes Provo River before reaching Provo River Parkway Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 200 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,138 – 5,253 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Provo River Parkway 40.37674, -111.55499
Nearest town Wildwood, UT

Directions

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Provo River Parkway Viewpoint & Provo River

7.9 mi · ▲ 200 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 5,136–5,252 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Provo River Parkway · 40.37674, -111.55499

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Provo River Parkway, heading SW.
  2. 2.1 miPass Provo River.
  3. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.1 miReach Provo River Parkway Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 3.1 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

55% gravel45% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F64°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:53 PM
Sun 78°57° 63%
Mon 72°54° 63%
Tue 79°53°
Wed 84°59°
Thu 81°64° 20%
Fri 87°62° 19%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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