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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section Viewpoint & Benchmark Primitive Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section Viewpoint & Benchmark Primitive Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near East Millcreek, UT. The route reaches Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It climbs 1,077 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 mi5,145 – 5,578 ft · steepest grade: 41%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Benchmark Trailhead 40.71598, -111.80206
Nearest town East Millcreek, UT
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section Viewpoint & Benchmark Primitive Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 1,077 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 5,145–5,578 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Benchmark Trailhead · 40.71598, -111.80206

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn left onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Benchmark Primitive Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftReach Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading S.
  15. 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-parleys-pointe-section-viewpoint-benchmark-primitive-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% dirt

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 7:36 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 8:24 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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