Trail heads: BST Orem (above Orem Cemetery, 40.32501° N 111.66984° W), Alta Aqueduct road (40.33618° N 111.63764° W). Distance: 3.1 miles. Intersecting trails: Ireland, Roller Coaster, Bramber, Cliff, Betty, Race Course (via connectors), Frank, Dragon's Back. Description: The road starts above the Orem Cemetery and is accessed via Cascade Drive. A metal gate blocks the road but can be bypassed around the side of the gate of via the short trail along the north sidehill. It climbs 600' broken up in 3-4 pitches before reaching the overlook into Provo Canyon. From here the road maintains this elevation as it sidehills up the canyon. It ends in a Tee with the Alta Aqueduct road at the top of the Dragon's Back trail. |