Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area
Black Mountain Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, 4 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 5,653 ft · 7 hr 44 min
Black Mountain Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, 4 sights is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area near Orchard Hills East, UT. It climbs 5,653 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Black Mountain Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, 4 sights
14.7 mi · ▲ 5,653 ft · 7 hr 44 min
Elevation 4,971–8,042 ft
Out & Back · Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area
Trailhead: Terraces Trail · 40.82127, -111.90306
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Terraces Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Wild Rose Overlook, heading E.
- 500 ftBear right onto Wild Rose Overlook Upper, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto City Creek Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Black Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miReach City Creek Pipeline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.1 miBear right onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto City Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Wild Rose Overlook Upper, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Wild Rose Overlook, heading W.
- 500 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Terraces Trail, heading W.
- 50 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Terraces Trail Trailhead
- Terraces Trail Loop 2.1 mi · ▲ 602 ft
- Terraces Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Terraces Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 197 ft
- Industrial Arch via Terraces Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Terraces Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 381 ft
- Lost Lad Trail & Tower Connector Loop 4.1 mi · ▲ 995 ft
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