Smith Ditch Falls No.1–Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back near Nunns, UT. The route passes Smith Ditch Falls No.1 before reaching Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 625 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,099 – 5,627 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.34313, -111.60174
Nearest town Nunns, UT
Directions
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Smith Ditch Falls No.1–Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint, 3 sights
3 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,100–5,626 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.34313, -111.60174
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Provo River Parkway, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Smith Ditch Falls Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint.
- 200 ftReach Smith Ditch Falls No.1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Provo River Parkway, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 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
70% dirt18% paved12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:54 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Upper Falls via Provo River Parkway 1.6 mi · ▲ 403 ft
- Provo River Parkway 2.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Provo River Parkway 2.8 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Provo River Parkway 2.9 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Aqueduct Trail & Bonneville Shoreline Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 552 ft
- Provo River Parkway 4.1 mi · ▲ 288 ft
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