Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area
Black Mountain Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, 6 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 5,243 ft · 7 hr 3 min
Black Mountain Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, 6 sights is a 13.3-mile out-and-back in Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area near Margarethe, UT. It climbs 5,243 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Black Mountain Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, 6 sights
13.3 mi · ▲ 5,243 ft · 7 hr 3 min
Elevation 4,885–8,042 ft
Out & Back · Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area
Trailhead: Meadows Trail · 40.82453, -111.79371
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Smuggler's Gap Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Black Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 3.1 miBear right onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto City Creek Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto City Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Smuggler's Gap Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto City Creek Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Twin Peaks Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Black Mountain Trail, heading E.
- 3.1 miContinue straight onto Smuggler's Gap Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Meadows Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 (~119 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Meadows Trail Trailhead
- Smuggler's Gap Trail 3 mi · ▲ 1,759 ft
- Meadows Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 2,128 ft
- 19th Avenue (Upper)–Avenues Ridge Trail, 7 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 4,898 ft
- Avenues Ridge Trail–Black Mountain Trail, 6 sights 12.5 mi · ▲ 5,360 ft
- Mount Van Cott–Black Mountain Trail, 7 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 6,303 ft
- Overlook–Canyon Overlook, 9 sights 14.4 mi · ▲ 5,800 ft
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