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Left Fork Mapleton Canyon Trailhead
4.5 ★★★★★ 64 Google reviews · Running trail in Springville, Utah · Posted hours
Runner's snapshot
- Surface
- Not reported
- Distance
- 4 mi
- Shape
- Not reported
- Shade
- Tree cover
- Access
- Posted hours
Confirmed from Left Fork Mapleton Canyon Trailhead's own listing, the park or land manager's website, and runner reviews. Blank cells mean we could not verify that fact — we would rather say "not reported" than invent one. There is no Easy / Moderate / Hard rating on this page on purpose: a one-word difficulty score tells you nothing about whether a trail suits your run. Surface, distance, shade and hours do.
Hiking and horseback riding are among the activities available at this campground.
What runners say about Left Fork Mapleton Canyon Trailhead
“Beautiful trail and just a minute you from town.”
“The trail was a little washed out due to the flooding, but the hike was still very nice and relaxing with shade.”
About a 4 mile moderate hike (8 miles out and back) to a fantastic view looking down into Diamond Fork (I think) and back towards Spanish Fork/Mapleton. The trail weaves around a stream for a while and you hike up though a wet rock bed several times and also across several patches of shale and dirt.
Good out and back hike. Some river crossings that have you walking across logs or rocks but didn't get my hiking boots wet. Saw around 7 groups of Friday before father's day.easy to drive to the trail head but had to stop 2 miles in because I didn't want to hike on rocks that have the stream going through.
Good trail with a couple different forks for varying hardness. Toddler was about to handle it just fine. The paths are wide enough for traffic both ways and there's plenty of shade. The trail starts at the very top of the campground where there are bathrooms and parking available.
We went to the right and crossed the stream and went up about 1/2 a mile. It was really pretty but also up hill the whole way. I'd like to come back and go to the end and try the left fork also.
Trail conditions & character
“Towards the end of the hike you'll go past two small meadows and just before the end you'll go up a steep section of soft dirt.”
“The trail was a little washed out due to the flooding, but the hike was still very nice and relaxing with shade.”
“About a 4 mile moderate hike (8 miles out and back) to a fantastic view looking down into Diamond Fork (I think) and back towards Spanish Fork/Mapleton.”
“The trail starts at the very top of the campground where there are bathrooms and parking available.”
Plan your run at Left Fork Mapleton Canyon Trailhead
The practical stuff
- AccessPosted hours — posted hours below; park gates sometimes close earlier than the listing says
- Distance4 mi as reported — check whether that is one way or a round trip before you commit
- ShadeRunners describe real tree cover here — it makes a summer afternoon workable
- At the trailheadparking — reported by runners
- DogsWelcome, per reviewers. Leash rules vary by park — the trailhead sign is the authority.
- Websitefs.usda.gov
- Phone(801) 798-3571
- Social Instagram · Facebook
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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