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Slate Canyon Park

Bonneville Shoreline Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Slate Canyon Park near Ironton, UT. It climbs 560 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,820 – 5,214 ft · steepest grade: 26%2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail 40.22406, -111.62514
Nearest town Ironton, UT
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 560 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 4,821–5,213 ft

Out & Back · Slate Canyon Park

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.22406, -111.62514

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto BST Access, heading E.
  8. 100 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 500 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftSharp right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 500 ftTurn right onto BST Access, heading S.
  23. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  29. 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-cd09

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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