Bonneville Shoreline Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Olmstead, UT. It climbs 1,038 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,131 – 6,011 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail 40.32423, -111.66922
Nearest town Olmstead, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 1,038 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 5,131–6,010 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.32423, -111.66922

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

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 7:56 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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