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Smith Ditch Falls No.1 & Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint via Aqueduct Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Springdell, UT. The route passes Smith Ditch Falls No.1 before reaching Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 791 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,997 – 5,719 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.32747, -111.62541
Nearest town Springdell, UT

Directions

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Smith Ditch Falls No.1 & Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint via Aqueduct Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 791 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 4,998–5,720 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.32747, -111.62541

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto Aqueduct Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Smith Ditch Falls Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miPass Smith Ditch Pipeline Viewpoint.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Smith Ditch Pipeline, heading E.
  7. 450 ftReach Smith Ditch Falls No.1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 500 ftSharp right onto Smith Ditch Falls Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Aqueduct Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

58% gravel24% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~53 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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