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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Olympus Shadows Estates, UT. It climbs 1,207 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,859 – 5,837 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mount Olympus Trail 40.65190, -111.80625
Nearest town Olympus Shadows Estates, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section

4.5 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 4,861–5,836 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mount Olympus Trail · 40.65190, -111.80625

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Holladay Blvd @ 5571 S stop 522 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mount Olympus Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading SE.
  3. 1.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mount Olympus Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 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

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F70°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 81°64° 33%
Mon 72°61° 52%
Tue 82°61°
Wed 88°68°
Thu 84°72° 21%
Fri 89°71° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Holladay Blvd @ 5571 S stop 522 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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