BLM - Salt Lake Field Office

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section–Nicoletti Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,158 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section–Nicoletti Trail, 3 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in BLM - Salt Lake Field Office near Hi Country Estates, UT. It climbs 1,158 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi5,919 – 6,450 ft · steepest grade: 25%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.49074, -112.08778
Nearest town Hi Country Estates, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section–Nicoletti Trail, 3 sights

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,158 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 5,919–6,450 ft

Out & Back · BLM - Salt Lake Field Office

Trailhead: 40.49074, -112.08778

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 81°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Horses allowed on the whole route · 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 ftReach Yellow Fork Ridge North, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Canyon Road, heading W.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow Fork Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Nicoletti Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Nicoletti Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading N.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Nicoletti Trail, heading N.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Butter Knife Section, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Nicoletti Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Yellow Fork Ridge North, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

13% dirt87% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F60°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity32%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.5″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 7:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 74°54° 31%
Mon 67°53° 48%
Tue 78°49°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 80°64° 21%
Fri 85°62° 21%

Good to know

  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Dogs allowed on leash

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