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This is the Place Heritage Park

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

2.1 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 53 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in This is the Place Heritage Park near University Village, UT. It climbs 365 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,833 – 5,164 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75214, -111.82415
Nearest town University Village, UT
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

2.1 mi · ▲ 365 ft · 53 min

Elevation 4,834–5,165 ft

Out & Back · This is the Place Heritage Park

Trailhead: 40.75214, -111.82415

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: Arapeen Drive / Sunnyside Avenue (NB) stop 221 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading NE.
  10. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 150 ftArrive 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-mount-wire-section-out-back-3-km-544a

Trail surface

5% dirt95% 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 81°64° 32%
Mon 71°61° 52%
Tue 82°60°
Wed 87°67°
Thu 83°72° 20%
Fri 88°71° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 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 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Arapeen Drive / Sunnyside Avenue (NB) stop 221 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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