This is the Place Heritage Park

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

2.1 mi · ▲ 378 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 378 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,833 – 5,168 ft · steepest grade: 15%2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75214, -111.82415
Nearest town University Village, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

2.1 mi · ▲ 378 ft · 53 min

Elevation 4,834–5,168 ft

Out & Back · This is the Place Heritage Park

Trailhead: 40.75214, -111.82415

Weather Sep 4: 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. 0.6 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 200 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

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

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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