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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section is a 2-mile out-and-back near Fraternity Park, UT. It climbs 404 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,987 – 5,200 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Medical Campus West Access 40.77528, -111.83875
Nearest town Fraternity Park, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section

2 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 52 min

Elevation 4,986–5,199 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Medical Campus West Access · 40.77528, -111.83875

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: University Hospital stop 311 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Medical Campus West Access, heading N.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section, heading NE.
  3. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftReach Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Medical Campus West Access, heading W.
  11. 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 surface

88% dirt7% gravel2% paved3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F64°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 78°58° 31%
Mon 70°56° 53%
Tue 79°54°
Wed 86°62°
Thu 82°67° 20%
Fri 87°66° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: University Hospital stop 311 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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