Bobsled Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, 7 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 3,403 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Bobsled Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, 7 sights is a 9.4-mile out-and-back near Newport Heights, UT. It climbs 3,403 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Bobsled Trail–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, 7 sights
9.4 mi · ▲ 3,403 ft · 4 hr 50 min
Elevation 4,971–6,650 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hidden Lake Trailhead · 40.83509, -111.86959
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hidden Lake Gas Line Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summerwood Sunset Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Canyon View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 1 miContinue straight onto City Creek Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bobsled Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Summerwood Sunset Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bobsled Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Twin Peaks Section, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto City Creek Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Canyon View Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summerwood Sunset Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Lake Gas Line Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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