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This is the Place Heritage Park

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

3.3 mi · ▲ 762 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in This is the Place Heritage Park near University Village, UT. It climbs 762 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,764 – 5,519 ft · steepest grade: 37%4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Foothill Drive Trail 40.75125, -111.83048
Nearest town University Village, UT
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

3.3 mi · ▲ 762 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 4,763–5,518 ft

Out & Back · This is the Place Heritage Park

Trailhead: Foothill Drive Trail · 40.75125, -111.83048

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:53 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive / Sunnyside Avenue (Northbound) stop 8 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Foothill Dr. Trail, heading E.
  2. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail East, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftBear right onto Living Room Access, heading N.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Living Room Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail East, heading N.
  18. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail East, heading N.
  25. 250 ftBear right onto Living Room Trail, heading N.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Living Room Access, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail East, heading N.
  28. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  32. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  33. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  36. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  40. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  41. 50 ftBear right onto Foothill Dr. Trail, heading N.
  42. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bonneville-shoreline-trail-mount-wire-section-out-back-5-km-ac9b

Trail surface

34% dirt9% paved57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:53 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:53 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive / Sunnyside Avenue (Northbound) stop 8 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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