Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Virginia Heights, UT. It climbs 507 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,826 – 5,200 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77830, -111.85121
Nearest town Virginia Heights, UT
Directions
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section
2.9 mi · ▲ 507 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 4,825–5,199 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.77830, -111.85121
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Virginia Street / 11th Avenue (NB) stop 97 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right onto West Popperton Hiking Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto South Popperton Access Path, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto South Popperton Bike Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Popperton Walking Path, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Popperton Bike Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Popperton Walking Path, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Federal Pointe Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left onto Federal Pointe Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto South Popperton Walking Path, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto South Popperton Bike Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Popperton Walking Path, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto South Popperton Bike Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right onto South Popperton Access Path, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto West Popperton Hiking Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
68% dirt24% paved6% gravel2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F67°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun
80°66°
31%
Mon
70°60°
53%
Tue
78°58°
Wed
87°65°
Thu
83°69°
20%
Fri
87°69°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Virginia Street / 11th Avenue (NB) stop 97 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section 1.9 mi · ▲ 358 ft
- Mount Van Cott–Mount Van Cott Trail, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,613 ft
- Wagner Spring–o, 4 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 817 ft
- Red Butte Viewpoint–Red Butte, 5 viewpoints 5.9 mi · ▲ 2,129 ft
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