Mt. Timpanogos - Aspen Grove Trailhead

This is probably my favorite hike. I have hiked this mountain every year with my Dad since I was 8. This was my 23rd time hiking this mountain. This time we did it from the Aspen Grove Trailhead. There is apparently some debate as to whether Aspen Grove is longer or whether the Timpooneke side is longer. From all of the hikes I have done on this mountain, I think the Timpooneke trail is definitely shorter and easier than Aspen Grove. Aspen Grove is steeper (people seem to agree on that) but it also has been consistently longer compared with the Timpooneke side, every time I've done it. Aspen grove is right around 2 miles longer roundtrip.
We spent a little over an hour at the summit and we also stopped at the lake both going up and coming back down. On the way down we all jumped in the lake and it was insanely cold haha!
Miles: 16
Elevation Gain: 5,058 feet
Summit Elevation: 11,752 feet
Total Time: 10 hours
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[@deadnity]

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[@takeahike4861]

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[@kevinjensen1891]

Why is there so much variation in how long the Aspen Grove Trail is? You say 16 miles, AllTrails says 15.6 miles, and another post says that it is 6.82 miles one-way. Who is correct? Oh, and Google Maps says 6.8 miles one-way.

[@takeahike4861]

That is a great question. I've hiked this mountain every year for the last 20 years and we have that exact conversation every year haha. The mileage that's listed at the ranger station at the beginning of the trail is also different from the mileages you mentioned, I don't remember exactly but I think it is somewhere in the 7s one way. I am inclined to believe that AllTrails is probably pretty accurate. I recorded this hike on Strava and I didn't pause at all, so the mileage I listed includes walking around at Emerald Lake and walking around the summit. We spent a good chunk of time in both places and so I could have easily added on .4 miles from all of the extra moving around.