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BLM - Salt Lake Field Office

Bitchin' Breccie Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, 7 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 2,708 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Bitchin' Breccie Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, 7 sights is an 8.1-mile out-and-back in BLM - Salt Lake Field Office near Hi Country Estates, UT. It climbs 2,708 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,919 – 7,323 ft · steepest grade: 30%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.49074, -112.08778
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT
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Bitchin' Breccie Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, 7 sights

8.1 mi · ▲ 2,708 ft · 4 hr 3 min

Elevation 5,919–7,325 ft

Out & Back · BLM - Salt Lake Field Office

Trailhead: 40.49074, -112.08778

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 59° · precip 0% · wind 19 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 1.2 miBear right onto Yellow Fork Ridge North, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Nicoletti Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nicoletti Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading S.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nicoletti Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading S.
  9. 350 ftContinue straight onto Nicoletti Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Gunslinger Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left onto Big Rock Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left onto Bitchin' Breccie Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.5 miBear left onto Butterfield Peaks Road, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftReach Yellow Fork Ridge North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 150 ftBear right onto Bitchin' Breccie Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading E.
  27. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Yellow Butter Section, heading N.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Moon Ridge Trail, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Rock Trail, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right onto Gunslinger Trail, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftTurn left onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading NW.
  38. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nicoletti Trail, heading E.
  39. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading SE.
  40. 350 ftContinue straight onto Nicoletti Trail, heading E.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading E.
  42. 150 ftContinue straight onto Nicoletti Trail, heading E.
  43. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading E.
  44. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nicoletti Trail, heading E.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Fork Ridge North, heading SE.
  46. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  47. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bitchin-breccie-trail-bonneville-shoreline-trail-butter-knife-section-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

40% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F59°
Precip0%Wind19 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 81°59°
Sun 74°55° 31%
Mon 66°52° 48%
Tue 76°48°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 79°58° 21%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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