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Twin Peaks Wilderness

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Ferguson Canyon Section & Ferguson Canyon Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 3,708 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Ferguson Canyon Section & Ferguson Canyon Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Twin Peaks Wilderness near Prospector Hills, UT. It climbs 3,708 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,253 – 8,914 ft · steepest grade: 47%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ferguson Canyon Trail 40.61038, -111.78826
Nearest town Prospector Hills, UT
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Ferguson Canyon Section & Ferguson Canyon Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 3,708 ft · 3 hr 57 min

Elevation 5,252–8,915 ft

Out & Back · Twin Peaks Wilderness

Trailhead: Ferguson Canyon Trail · 40.61038, -111.78826

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Bengal Blvd @ 3455 E stop 758 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Ferguson Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Ferguson Canyon Section, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ferguson Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.9 miReach Ferguson Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.9 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Ferguson Canyon Section, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ferguson Canyon Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bonneville-shoreline-trail-ferguson-canyon-section-ferguson-canyon-trail-out-back-10-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F68°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 79°61° 38%
Mon 71°59° 51%
Tue 81°60°
Wed 85°68°
Thu 82°72° 21%
Fri 87°71° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bengal Blvd @ 3455 E stop 758 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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