Mormon Battalion–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, 8 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 3,195 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Mormon Battalion–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, 8 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Newport Heights, UT. The route reaches Mormon Battalion at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 3,195 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mormon Battalion–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, 8 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 3,195 ft · 5 hr 28 min
Elevation 4,526–6,650 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hidden Lake Trailhead · 40.83509, -111.86959
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Transit-accessible: 500 North / Cortez Street stop 110 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hidden Lake Gas Line Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summerwood Sunset Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Canyon View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 1 miSharp right onto City Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Canyon Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Philo T. Farnsworth Promenade, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Mormon Battalion, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Canyon Road, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Freedom Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading SE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto City Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Canyon View Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summerwood Sunset Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Lake Gas Line Road, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 500 North / Cortez Street stop 110 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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