Benchmark Primitive Trail & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section

3.4 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Benchmark Primitive Trail & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Canyon Rim, UT. It climbs 1,043 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,145 – 5,791 ft · steepest grade: 37%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Arcadia Trailhead 40.72723, -111.80596
Nearest town Canyon Rim, UT

Directions

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Benchmark Primitive Trail & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section

3.4 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 5,145–5,790 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Arcadia Trailhead · 40.72723, -111.80596

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2245 South stop 765 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading E.
  2. 1.2 miBear left onto Benchmark Primitive Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F70°
Precip1%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity18%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 87°68°
Sun 80°63° 32%
Mon 68°57° 52%
Tue 80°58°
Wed 87°64°
Thu 81°64° 20%

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 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2245 South stop 765 m from the trailhead