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Race Loop

6.2 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Race Loop is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Olmstead, UT. It climbs 543 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,826 – 5,345 ft · steepest grade: 24%7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail 40.32355, -111.67798
Nearest town Olmstead, UT
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Race Loop

6.2 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 4,826–5,343 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Murdock Canal Trail · 40.32355, -111.67798

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Timpanogos Pkwy @ 680 E stop 226 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Murdock Canal Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miBear left onto Provo River Parkway, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Orem Blue Flow, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Flat Turns, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Garden, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Trail, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right onto Pipeline Road, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftSharp left onto Connector, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miSharp right onto Race Loop, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left onto Connector, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pipeline Road, heading N.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Garden, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Flat Turns, heading SW.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading S.
  27. 50 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading S.
  28. 50 ftSharp right onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading SW.
  29. 350 ftContinue straight onto Orem Blue Flow, heading S.
  30. 50 ftSharp left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading SE.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Provo River Parkway, heading E.
  33. 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  34. 0.7 miTurn right onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading SW.
  35. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  36. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/race-loop-out-back-10-km-a119

Trail surface

67% paved29% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F64°
Feels like80°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 86°64°
Sun 78°60° 52%
Mon 72°57° 53%
Tue 79°56°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 88°64° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Timpanogos Pkwy @ 680 E stop 226 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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