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Slate Canyon Park

Bonneville Shoreline Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Slate Canyon Park near Ironton, UT. It climbs 337 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,879 – 5,214 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail 40.22305, -111.62604
Nearest town Ironton, UT
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 337 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 4,880–5,213 ft

Out & Back · Slate Canyon Park

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.22305, -111.62604

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 88°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Slate Canyon Downhill Course, heading N.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto BST Access, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  14. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 500 ftTurn right onto BST Access, heading S.
  17. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading S.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 50 ftSharp right onto Slate Canyon Downhill Course, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  28. 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-b63b

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F70°
Precip1%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 80°60° 53%
Mon 74°57° 53%
Tue 81°57°
Wed 88°63°
Thu 84°71° 20%
Fri 89°67° 18%

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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