AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Race Loop

2 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 54 min

Race Loop is a 2-mile out-and-back near Christmas City, UT. It climbs 460 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,869 – 5,345 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32438, -111.64391
Nearest town Christmas City, UT
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Race Loop

2 mi · ▲ 460 ft · 54 min

Elevation 4,868–5,343 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.32438, -111.64391

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Provo River Parkway, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading W.
  7. 350 ftSharp left onto Orem Blue Flow, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  10. 500 ftContinue straight onto Flat Turns, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Garden, heading N.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Pipeline Road, heading N.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto Race Loop, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Connector, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  20. 450 ftSharp right onto Drop Trail, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Garden, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Flat Turns, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftSharp right onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading NE.
  27. 350 ftContinue straight onto Orem Blue Flow, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftSharp left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading NE.
  29. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftSharp left onto Provo River Parkway, heading S.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 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-3-km-ab22

Trail surface

76% dirt24% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F65°
Precip1%Wind14 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 78°58° 59%
Mon 71°54° 59%
Tue 77°53°
Wed 83°59°
Thu 82°64° 20%
Fri 86°62° 18%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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