Big Rock–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 5 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Big Rock–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 5 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mueller Park near High Pointe, UT. The route reaches Big Rock at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 1,003 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Big Rock–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 5 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 1,003 ft · 2 hr 8 min
Elevation 5,396–6,272 ft
Out & Back · Mueller Park
Trailhead: 40.86015, -111.83034
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mill Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hornet Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hornet Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Maple Syrup Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hornet Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Elephant Descent Trail, heading SE.
- 1.5 miContinue straight onto Mueller Park Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Elephant Rock (Big Rock) Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Big Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Mueller Park Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Elephant Descent Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Hornet Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Maple Syrup Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hornet Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hornet Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Mill Creek Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Bountiful Section–Canyon Creek Drive, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 2,559 ft
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