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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Olympus Shadows Estates, UT. It climbs 935 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 mi4,830 – 5,584 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65374, -111.80616
Nearest town Olympus Shadows Estates, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section

4.6 mi · ▲ 935 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 4,829–5,584 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.65374, -111.80616

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

Transit-accessible: Holladay Blvd @ 5451 S stop 576 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mount Olympus Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.8 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading E.
  4. 1.5 miReach Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miBear right onto Mount Olympus Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.8 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

97% dirt3% unspecified

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 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Holladay Blvd @ 5451 S stop 576 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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