Alternate BST & Popperton - BST Access Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Fraternity Park, UT. It climbs 440 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,882 – 5,187 ft3.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Alternate BST 40.76853, -111.82866
Nearest town Fraternity Park, UT
Directions
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Alternate BST & Popperton - BST Access Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section
2.3 mi · ▲ 440 ft · 59 min
Elevation 4,880–5,188 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Alternate BST · 40.76853, -111.82866
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Shoreline East stop 114 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Alternate BST, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left onto Federal Pointe Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto South Popperton Walking Path, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hop on Pop, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Alternate BST, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right onto South Popperton Walking Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Federal Pointe Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Alternate BST, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% dirt24% paved7% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F68°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat
86°67°
Sun
80°59°
31%
Mon
67°54°
53%
Tue
78°53°
Wed
87°59°
Thu
80°61°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:36 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Shoreline East stop 114 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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