Mount Timpanogos Wilderness

Salamander Flat Trail & Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,727 ft · 7 hr 10 min

Salamander Flat Trail & Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Mutual Dell, UT. It climbs 3,727 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,349 – 8,704 ft · steepest grade: 19%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grove Creek Trail 40.39714, -111.68222
Nearest town Mutual Dell, UT

Directions

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Salamander Flat Trail & Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,727 ft · 7 hr 10 min

Elevation 7,351–8,704 ft

Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness

Trailhead: Grove Creek Trail · 40.39714, -111.68222

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 70°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Grove Creek Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading N.
  3. 6.1 miBear right onto Bear Canyon Spur Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miBear right onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miReach Salamander Flat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miBear left onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Bear Canyon Spur Trail, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading NE.
  10. 6.1 miTurn left onto Grove Creek Trail, heading S.
  11. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 70°F52°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity34%
Rained 0.6″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 64°47° 53%
Mon 62°45° 53%
Tue 70°48°
Wed 74°54°
Thu 73°57° 20%
Fri 77°56° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~107 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route

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