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Slate Canyon Park

Little Rock Canyon via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,733 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Little Rock Canyon via Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Slate Canyon Park near Ironton, UT. The route reaches Little Rock Canyon at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,733 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,715 – 5,565 ft · steepest grade: 41%8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.22548, -111.62742
Nearest town Ironton, UT
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Little Rock Canyon via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,733 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 4,715–5,565 ft

Out & Back · Slate Canyon Park

Trailhead: 40.22548, -111.62742

Weather Sep 6: Clear, high 89°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Slate Canyon Downhill Course, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.4 miReach Little Rock Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  32. 300 ftBear right, heading W.
  33. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  37. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  39. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  40. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  41. 500 ftBear right, heading NW.
  42. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  44. 100 ftTurn left onto Slate Canyon Downhill Course, heading N.
  45. 100 ftTurn left onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading NW.
  46. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  47. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  49. 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  51. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  52. 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-9-km-9420

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F68°
Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun 85°70° 28%
Mon 79°64° 31%
Tue 85°60°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 88°62°
Fri 85°67°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:31 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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