Timpanogos Saddle & Timpanogos Summit Trail via Timpooneke Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Mutual Dell, UT. The route reaches Timpanogos Saddle at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 4,018 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,363 – 11,027 ft · steepest grade: 25%14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Equestrian Campground Trail 40.43173, -111.64842
Nearest town Mutual Dell, UT
Directions
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Timpanogos Saddle & Timpanogos Summit Trail via Timpooneke Trail
14 mi · ▲ 4,018 ft · 6 hr 41 min
Elevation 7,361–11,028 ft
Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Trailhead: Equestrian Campground Trail · 40.43173, -111.64842
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 72°F / low 51° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Equestrian Campground Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Timpooneke Trail, heading NW.
- 4.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Timpanogos Summit Trail, heading S.
- 1.4 miReach Timpanogos Saddle, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miTurn left onto Timpooneke Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 4.7 miTurn left onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Campground Trail, heading W.
- 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
ClearTemperature 72°F51°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.3″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat
71°50°
Sun
67°49°
54%
Mon
59°45°
58%
Tue
69°46°
Wed
75°54°
Thu
73°52°
24%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.9 mi in (~274 min). Leave by 3:02 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Equestrian Campground Trail Trailhead
- Bear Canyon Trail via Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,640 ft
- Scout Falls via Timpooneke Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft
- Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 2,117 ft
- Timpooneke Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 3,157 ft
- Timpanogos Summit Viewpoint & Timpanogos Summit Trail via Timpooneke Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 3,269 ft
- Mahogany Mountain & Mahogany Mtn Trail via Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 13.5 mi · ▲ 3,401 ft
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