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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

  1. Start on Deer Creek Parkway, heading NE.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Provo River Parkway, heading SW.
  4. 3.2 miPass Provo River.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Upper Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 4.6 miTurn right onto Deer Creek Parkway, heading NE.
  9. 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%

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