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Murdock Canal Trail via Provo River Parkway

14.3 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Murdock Canal Trail via Provo River Parkway is a 14.3-mile out-and-back near Nunns, UT. It climbs 422 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,826 – 5,197 ft16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.34627, -111.59546
Nearest town Nunns, UT
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Murdock Canal Trail via Provo River Parkway

14.3 mi · ▲ 422 ft · 4 hr 59 min

Elevation 4,826–5,196 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.34627, -111.59546

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: 1600 N @ 567 E stop 142 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftBear right onto Upper Falls Park, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftSharp right onto Provo River Parkway, heading S.
  5. 1.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right onto Murdock Canal Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  11. 1.9 miReach Murdock Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 2.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.7 miBear left onto Provo River Parkway, heading SE.
  14. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 1.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 1.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Upper Falls Park, heading NE.
  19. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  20. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/smith-ditch-falls-no-1-smith-ditch-pipeline-viewpoint-out-back-4-sights-19-km

Trail surface

91% paved1% dirt1% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.1 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 1600 N @ 567 E stop 142 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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