Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,443 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Mount Timpanogos Wilderness near Mutual Dell, UT. It climbs 1,443 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,443 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 7,642–8,704 ft
Out & Back · Mount Timpanogos Wilderness
Trailhead: Grove Creek Trail · 40.39714, -111.68222
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 69°F / low 52° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
- Start on Grove Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail, heading N.
- 2.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 2.6 miTurn left onto Grove Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 450 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 2.3 mi in (~85 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from Grove Creek Trail Trailhead
- Aspen Patch Road & Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 330 ft
- Old Power Plant Reservoir–Old Reservoir Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 919 ft
- Grove Creek Spring & Grove Creek Trail via Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,978 ft
- Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,308 ft
- Salamander Flat Trail & Timpooneke-Chris' Flat Trail 15.9 mi · ▲ 3,727 ft
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