Timpanogos Saddle–Salamander Flat Trail, 4 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Mutual Dell, UT. The route reaches Timpanogos Saddle at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 3,907 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,349 – 11,027 ft · steepest grade: 28%15.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Upper Salamander Flat Road 40.43877, -111.62714
Nearest town Mutual Dell, UT
Directions
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Timpanogos Saddle–Salamander Flat Trail, 4 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 3,907 ft · 6 hr 55 min
Elevation 7,351–11,028 ft
Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Trailhead: Upper Salamander Flat Road · 40.43877, -111.62714
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp left onto Timpooneke Trail, heading NW.
- 4.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Timpanogos Summit Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miReach Timpanogos Saddle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Timpooneke Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 4.7 miSharp right onto Salamander Flat Trail, heading NW.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Willow Hollow Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right onto Upper Salamander Flat Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.3 mi in (~283 min). Leave by 2:49 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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