Bonneville Shoreline Trail & Cactus Hill Connector Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 915 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Bonneville Shoreline Trail & Cactus Hill Connector Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Wicks, UT. It climbs 915 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail & Cactus Hill Connector Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 915 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 5,091–5,765 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.32053, -111.63564
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Cactus Hill Connector Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail Access, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Cactus Hill Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail Access, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Cactus Hill Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Khyv Peak Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
- 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 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
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bonneville Shoreline Trail Trailhead
- Cactus Hill Connector Trail–Indian Road Trail, 5 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Erindell Trail–Luna's Trail, 3 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 790 ft
- Ghost Creek Trail–Pole Canyon Trail, 3 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft
- Khyv Peak Overlook Back Viewpoint–Buffalo Peak Viewpoint, 7 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 2,384 ft
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