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Upper Bridal Veil Falls & Bridal Veil Falls via Provo River Parkway is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Orem, UT. The route passes Upper Bridal Veil Falls before reaching Bridal Veil Falls at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 642 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,826 – 5,302 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.31207, -111.68151
Nearest town Orem, UT

Directions

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Upper Bridal Veil Falls & Bridal Veil Falls via Provo River Parkway

9.5 mi · ▲ 642 ft · 3 hr 29 min

Elevation 4,826–5,303 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.31207, -111.68151

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: 800 E / 800 N (SB) stop 411 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miBear left onto Provo River Parkway, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miPass Upper Bridal Veil Falls.
  7. 50 ftPass Bridal Veil Falls.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Bridal Veil Falls Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miReach Upper Bridal Veil Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Provo River Parkway, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

87% paved1% dirt1% gravel11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:52 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 800 E / 800 N (SB) stop 411 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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