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Slate Canyon Park

Bonneville Shoreline Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Slate Canyon Park near Ironton, UT. It climbs 299 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,899 – 5,214 ft · steepest grade: 23%3.0 mi

Getting there

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

2.7 mi · ▲ 299 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 4,898–5,213 ft

Out & Back · Slate Canyon Park

Trailhead: Slate Canyon Access Trail · 40.22461, -111.62495

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto BST Access, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  6. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 500 ftTurn right onto BST Access, heading S.
  9. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading S.
  12. 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-4-km-6f88

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F68°
Precip1%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 88°68°
Sun 80°60° 53%
Mon 72°56° 53%
Tue 78°55°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 87°64° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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