This is the Place Heritage Park
Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section
3.1 mi · ▲ 558 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in This is the Place Heritage Park near University Village, UT. It climbs 558 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section
3.1 mi · ▲ 558 ft · 1 hr 19 min
Elevation 4,763–5,186 ft
Out & Back · This is the Place Heritage Park
Trailhead: 40.75885, -111.81853
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Chipeta Way / Tabby Ln (NB) stop 488 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Foothill Dr. Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Chipeta Way / Tabby Ln (NB) stop 488 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- o & Georges Hollow Trail Loop via Skyline Trail East 1.1 mi · ▲ 521 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 1.9 mi · ▲ 307 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 2 mi · ▲ 541 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 2 mi · ▲ 427 ft
- Watering Hole & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 2 mi · ▲ 395 ft
- The Rollercoaster via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 2.2 mi · ▲ 805 ft
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