AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

19th Avenue (Upper) via Bobsled Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 1 hr 10 min

19th Avenue (Upper) via Bobsled Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Virginia Heights, UT. It climbs 874 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,931 – 5,778 ft · steepest grade: 25%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.78012, -111.85498
Nearest town Virginia Heights, UT
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

19th Avenue (Upper) via Bobsled Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 874 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 4,932–5,778 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.78012, -111.85498

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 11th Avenue / Virginia Street (WB) stop 271 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Bobsled Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Perry's Hollow Traverse, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Bobsled Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto 19th Avenue (Upper), heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section, heading N.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto 19th Avenue (Upper), heading N.
  9. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 350 ftBear left onto Perry's Hollow Traverse, heading W.
  13. 150 ftSharp right onto Bobsled Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/19th-avenue-upper-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: 11th Avenue / Virginia Street (WB) stop 271 m from the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Virginia Heights, Utah