Bonneville Shoreline Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,777 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back near Alpine, UT. It climbs 1,777 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,915 – 5,745 ft · steepest grade: 32%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.44342, -111.82365
Nearest town Alpine, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail

8.6 mi · ▲ 1,777 ft · 3 hr 45 min

Elevation 4,916–5,744 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.44342, -111.82365

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 300 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sensei Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  23. 0.7 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

82% dirt8% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~129 min). Leave by 5:28 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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