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This is the Place Heritage Park

Alternate BST via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

3.4 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Alternate BST via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in This is the Place Heritage Park near University Village, UT. It climbs 612 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,692 – 5,243 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75100, -111.83720
Nearest town University Village, UT
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Directions

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Alternate BST via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

3.4 mi · ▲ 612 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 4,691–5,242 ft

Out & Back · This is the Place Heritage Park

Trailhead: 40.75100, -111.83720

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: West Village 3 stop 17 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Foothill Dr. Trail, heading E.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left onto Alternate BST, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miReach Alternate BST, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Foothill Dr. Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.2 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/alternate-bst-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

18% dirt17% paved65% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F69°
Feels like82°Precip1%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 87°68°
Sun 80°64° 35%
Mon 70°60° 63%
Tue 80°59°
Wed 89°64°
Thu 81°65° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:25 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: West Village 3 stop 17 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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