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Bonneville Shoreline Trail & Freedom Hills Trail via North Firebreak Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail & Freedom Hills Trail via North Firebreak Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Cannon Hills, UT. It climbs 1,166 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,429 – 4,826 ft · steepest grade: 29%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rockwood Trail 40.92921, -111.87019
Nearest town Cannon Hills, UT
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail & Freedom Hills Trail via North Firebreak Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,166 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 4,428–4,827 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rockwood Trail · 40.92921, -111.87019

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 72° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 990 N stop 321 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Rockwood Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  3. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Freedom Hills Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miReach Bonneville Shoreline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right onto Rockwood Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miArrive 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-freedom-hills-trail-out-back-7-km-dbd7

Trail surface

49% dirt51% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F72°
Feels like78°Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 88°70°
Sun 83°65° 36%
Mon 71°59° 67%
Tue 78°58°
Wed 89°63°
Thu 80°64° 23%

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 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 990 N stop 321 m from the trailhead

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