Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section–City Creek Pipeline Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 2,126 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section–City Creek Pipeline Trail, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Orchard Hills East, UT. It climbs 2,126 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,997 – 6,142 ft · steepest grade: 32%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.82273, -111.89809
Nearest town Orchard Hills East, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section–City Creek Pipeline Trail, 3 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 2,126 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 4,997–6,143 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.82273, -111.89809

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Wild Rose Overlook, heading S.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Wild Rose Overlook Upper, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 miContinue straight onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading E.
  8. 1.1 miReach Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Wild Rose Overlook Upper, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Wild Rose Overlook, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F67°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 76°63° 44%
Mon 68°59° 51%
Tue 77°57°
Wed 86°64°
Thu 81°68°
Fri 85°68° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:30 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 10 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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