Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,224 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Mutual Dell, UT. It climbs 1,224 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,224 ft · 2 hr 47 min
Elevation 7,979–8,636 ft
Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Trailhead: 40.42117, -111.69601
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 67°F / low 50° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading SE.
- 2.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Mahogany Mountain & Mahogany Mtn Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,307 ft
- Lame Horse Trail–Ridge Connector Trail, 5 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 3,409 ft
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