Smith Ditch Falls No.1–Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back near Nunns, UT. The route passes Smith Ditch Falls No.1 before reaching Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 903 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,099 – 5,719 ft · steepest grade: 28%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.34627, -111.59546
Nearest town Nunns, UT
Directions
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Smith Ditch Falls No.1–Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 903 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 5,100–5,720 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.34627, -111.59546
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 66° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto Upper Falls Park, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Provo River Parkway, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Smith Ditch Falls Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Smith Ditch Pipeline, heading NE.
- 500 ftReach Smith Ditch Falls No.1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Smith Ditch Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Provo River Parkway, heading NE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Falls Park, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 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
48% dirt35% paved1% boardwalk16% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F66°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
85°65°
Sun
78°59°
59%
Mon
71°55°
59%
Tue
77°54°
Wed
85°59°
Thu
86°63°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Provo River Parkway 2.1 mi · ▲ 149 ft
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- Provo River 2.7 mi · ▲ 274 ft
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