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Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Pleasant View, UT. It climbs 549 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,030 – 5,292 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rock Canyon Park Connector 40.26668, -111.63219
Nearest town Pleasant View, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 549 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 5,028–5,292 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rock Canyon Park Connector · 40.26668, -111.63219

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 66° · 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 Rock Canyon Park Connector, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  12. 1.1 miSharp right onto Terrace Drive, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 200 ftSharp right onto BST Access Trail, heading S.
  15. 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 350 ftTurn right onto Terrace Drive, heading S.
  17. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  27. 200 ftBear right onto Rock Canyon Park Connector, heading N.
  28. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  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 surface

86% dirt5% paved9% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F66°
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 87°67°
Sun 79°59° 55%
Mon 72°56° 55%
Tue 78°55°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 87°64° 20%

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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