This is the Place Heritage Park

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

2.3 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 58 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in This is the Place Heritage Park near University Village, UT. It climbs 395 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,817 – 5,168 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75100, -111.82631
Nearest town University Village, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

2.3 mi · ▲ 395 ft · 58 min

Elevation 4,817–5,168 ft

Out & Back · This is the Place Heritage Park

Trailhead: 40.75100, -111.82631

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Arapeen Drive / Sunnyside Avenue (NB) stop 38 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  21. 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

15% dirt85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Arapeen Drive / Sunnyside Avenue (NB) stop 38 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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