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Slate Canyon Park

Round Peak via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

8 mi · ▲ 1,859 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Round Peak via Bonneville Shoreline Trail is an 8-mile out-and-back in Slate Canyon Park near Ironton, UT. The route reaches Round Peak at the turnaround, 4 miles in. It climbs 1,859 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,803 – 5,565 ft · steepest grade: 47%9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Slate Canyon Access Trail 40.22461, -111.62495
Nearest town Ironton, UT
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Round Peak via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

8 mi · ▲ 1,859 ft · 3 hr 36 min

Elevation 4,802–5,565 ft

Out & Back · Slate Canyon Park

Trailhead: Slate Canyon Access Trail · 40.22461, -111.62495

Weather Sep 6: Clear, high 88°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftSharp right onto Slate Canyon Downhill Course, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 1.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Camel Ridge, heading SE.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  24. 400 ftReach Round Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  33. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  35. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  39. 50 ftTurn left onto Slate Canyon Downhill Course, heading NW.
  40. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  41. 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  44. 50 ftSharp right onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading NW.
  45. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  46. 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-out-back-11-km-bb55

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F68°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 85°70° 28%
Mon 78°63° 31%
Tue 85°59°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 87°62°
Fri 84°66°

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 7:54 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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