Upper Falls–Provo River, 4 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Wildwood, UT. The route passes Provo River before reaching Upper Falls at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 774 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,194 – 5,591 ft · steepest grade: 21%12.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Deer Creek Parkway 40.37909, -111.55155
Nearest town Wildwood, UT
Directions
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Upper Falls–Provo River, 4 sights
12.5 mi · ▲ 774 ft · 4 hr 33 min
Elevation 5,193–5,592 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Deer Creek Parkway · 40.37909, -111.55155
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Deer Creek Parkway, heading NE.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Provo River Parkway, heading SW.
- 3.2 miPass Provo River.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miReach Upper Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 4.6 miTurn right onto Deer Creek Parkway, heading NE.
- 1.3 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
59% gravel25% dirt10% paved6% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F64°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.2″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:57 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun
78°57°
63%
Mon
72°54°
63%
Tue
79°53°
Wed
84°59°
Thu
81°64°
20%
Fri
87°62°
19%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Deer Creek Parkway Trailhead
- Deer Creek Parkway 3.2 mi · ▲ 266 ft
- Bear Canyon Road & Left Fork Road 15.6 mi · ▲ 4,574 ft
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