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Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Uinta National Forest/Utah

Top of the Y

Provo, Utah

2.2 mi

Distance

1,273 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 17m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Top of the Y unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

United States Forest Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,570 ft
Max:1,909 ft
Gain:388 ft
Loss:388 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,570 ft and 1,909 ft across 2.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,570 ft1,683 ft1,796 ft1,909 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi1.1 mi1.6 mi2.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,570 ft
High point1.1 mi1,909 ft
End2.2 mi1,570 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Provo, UT · in or next to town
County:
Utah County, UT
Jurisdiction:
Uinta National Forest · United States Forest Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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