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This is the Place Heritage Park

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

3.7 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 31 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 579 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: Foothill Drive Trail 40.75125, -111.83048
Nearest town University Village, UT
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

3.7 mi · ▲ 579 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 4,763–5,186 ft

Out & Back · This is the Place Heritage Park

Trailhead: Foothill Drive Trail · 40.75125, -111.83048

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 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. 450 ftTurn left onto Living Room Access, heading W.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftBear right onto path to parking, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left onto Museum Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto path to parking, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftSharp left onto Living Room Access, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading NW.
  27. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  30. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
  33. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  34. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  38. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  39. 50 ftBear right onto Foothill Dr. Trail, heading N.
  40. 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-6-km-a17b

Trail surface

37% dirt8% paved55% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 12 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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