Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rattlesnake Trail Section & Crestwood Gulch Trail via Pipeline Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 1,634 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rattlesnake Trail Section & Crestwood Gulch Trail via Pipeline Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Mount Olympus, UT. It climbs 1,634 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 mi5,266 – 6,395 ft · steepest grade: 41%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.69858, -111.78790
Nearest town Mount Olympus, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rattlesnake Trail Section & Crestwood Gulch Trail via Pipeline Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 1,634 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 5,266–6,395 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.69858, -111.78790

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 84°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Transit-accessible: Wasatch Boulevard @ 3305 South stop 569 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.6 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Crestwood Gulch Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rattlesnake Trail Section, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftReach Crestwood Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
  9. 400 ftTurn left onto Crestwood Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.5 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Crestwood Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  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

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F67°
Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity24%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 78°63° 34%
Mon 70°60° 52%
Tue 81°59°
Wed 86°66°
Thu 82°71° 21%
Fri 87°70° 20%

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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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Wasatch Boulevard @ 3305 South stop 569 m from the trailhead

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