This is the Place Heritage Park

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

3.7 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in This is the Place Heritage Park near University Village, UT. It climbs 618 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,764 – 5,187 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Museum Trail 40.76223, -111.82415
Nearest town University Village, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

3.7 mi · ▲ 618 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 4,763–5,186 ft

Out & Back · This is the Place Heritage Park

Trailhead: Museum Trail · 40.76223, -111.82415

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 86°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Chipeta Way / 450 South (NB) stop 205 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Museum Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto path to parking, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left onto Living Room Access, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Foothill Dr. Trail, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  31. 0.6 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading N.
  32. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 450 ftTurn left onto Living Room Access, heading E.
  35. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  38. 150 ftBear right onto path to parking, heading E.
  39. 50 ftTurn left onto Museum Trail, heading E.
  40. 250 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

37% dirt8% paved55% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F68°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 80°63° 32%
Mon 71°60° 52%
Tue 81°60°
Wed 87°67°
Thu 83°71° 20%
Fri 88°70° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:29 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Chipeta Way / 450 South (NB) stop 205 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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