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Race Loop

5.1 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Race Loop is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Orem, UT. It climbs 543 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,826 – 5,302 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31207, -111.68151
Nearest town Orem, UT
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Race Loop

5.1 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 4,826–5,301 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.31207, -111.68151

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: 800 E / 800 N (SB) stop 411 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miBear left onto Provo River Parkway, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftSharp left onto Orem Blue Flow, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Flat Turns, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Rock Garden, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Drop Trail, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left onto Pipeline Road, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Connector, heading S.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Race Loop, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Connector, heading W.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Road, heading W.
  22. 450 ftSharp right onto Drop Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Garden, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Flat Turns, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miSharp left onto Orem Black Flow, heading W.
  27. 50 ftSharp right onto Orem Blue Flow, heading W.
  28. 50 ftSharp right onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading NW.
  29. 350 ftContinue straight onto Orem Blue Flow, heading E.
  30. 50 ftSharp left onto Flow Zone Climb Trail, heading SE.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftBear right onto Provo River Parkway, heading SE.
  33. 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
  34. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/race-loop-out-back-8-km-7554

Trail surface

74% paved26% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 800 E / 800 N (SB) stop 411 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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