Race Loop is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Orem Station, UT. It climbs 591 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Race Loop
6.8 mi · ▲ 591 ft · 2 hr 34 min
Elevation 4,775–5,301 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.31238, -111.69993
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: State St @ 763 N stop 194 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear left onto Provo River Parkway, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Orem Blue Flow, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Flat Turns, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Rock Garden, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Pipeline Road, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Race Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Connector, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Drop Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Garden, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Flat Turns, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Orem Blue Flow, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Provo River Parkway, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: State St @ 763 N stop 194 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Race Loop 7.1 mi · ▲ 623 ft
- Race Loop 7.2 mi · ▲ 623 ft
- Provo River Parkway 8.9 mi · ▲ 271 ft
- Provo River Parkway 8.9 mi · ▲ 271 ft
- Provo River Parkway 10.3 mi · ▲ 353 ft
- Provo River Parkway 10.3 mi · ▲ 353 ft
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