Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section Loop, 5 sights is a 5.4-mile loop near Canon Road, UT. It climbs 1,419 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,479 – 5,857 ft · steepest grade: 28%6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77859, -111.88434
Nearest town Canon Road, UT
Directions
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section Loop, 5 sights
5.4 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft · 2 hr 31 min
Elevation 4,479–5,857 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 40.77859, -111.88434
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: State Capitol east entrance stop 241 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Freedom Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto City Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto City Creek Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Avenues Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Meadow Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 19th Avenue (Lower), heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
92% dirt7% paved1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 89°F69°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun
82°67°
31%
Mon
71°62°
54%
Tue
80°59°
Wed
88°66°
Thu
84°71°
20%
Fri
88°71°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:17 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 0 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: State Capitol east entrance stop 241 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mormon Battalion via Canyon Road 1.3 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Lower City Creek Loop Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Meadow Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section 3.6 mi · ▲ 697 ft
- Lower City Creek Loop & Meadow Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section 3.8 mi · ▲ 693 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section–City Creek Pipeline Trail, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 576 ft
- Vista Mound & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section 6.9 mi · ▲ 1,596 ft
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