Smith Ditch Falls No.1–Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint, 3 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Orem, UT. The route passes Smith Ditch Falls No.1 before reaching Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It climbs 865 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,807 – 5,627 ft · steepest grade: 22%12.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31203, -111.68862
Nearest town Orem, UT
Directions
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Smith Ditch Falls No.1–Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint, 3 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 865 ft · 4 hr 12 min
Elevation 4,806–5,626 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.31203, -111.68862
Weather Sep 6: Clear, high 88°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 765 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Provo River Parkway, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Smith Ditch Falls Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftPass Smith Ditch Falls No.1.
- 50 ftPass Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint.
- 0.2 miReach Smith Ditch Falls No.1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Provo River Parkway, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
77% paved19% dirt1% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F66°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity15%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
84°66°
28%
Mon
78°61°
40%
Tue
85°60°
Wed
87°61°
Thu
88°62°
Fri
85°67°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 765 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Race Loop 5.7 mi · ▲ 561 ft
- Race Loop 6.1 mi · ▲ 594 ft
- Race Loop 6.1 mi · ▲ 594 ft
- Provo River Parkway 7.8 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Provo River Parkway 7.8 mi · ▲ 272 ft
- Provo River Parkway 9 mi · ▲ 330 ft
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