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.
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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
- Start on Grove Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading N.
- 6.1 miBear right onto Bear Canyon Spur Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Salamander Flat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading SW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Bear Canyon Spur Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading NE.
- 6.1 miTurn left onto Grove Creek Trail, heading S.
- 250 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 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.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
More from Grove Creek Trail Trailhead
- Aspen Patch Road & Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 330 ft
- Old Power Plant Reservoir–Old Reservoir Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 919 ft
- Grove Creek Spring & Grove Creek Trail via Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,978 ft
- Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 1,443 ft
- Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,308 ft
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