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Bonneville Shoreline Trail & Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. It climbs 2,180 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,036 – 6,907 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.26876, -111.58596
Nearest town Edgemont, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail & Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 2,180 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 5,036–6,907 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.26876, -111.58596

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 75°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading N.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.7 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 200 ftBear right onto Rock Canyon Park Connector, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.2 miReach Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  20. 150 ftSharp left onto Rock Canyon Park Connector, heading N.
  21. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 50 ftBear right onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading N.
  30. 2.7 miTurn right onto Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading E.
  31. 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

91% dirt8% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F56°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 75°56°
Sun 71°52° 54%
Mon 64°49° 54%
Tue 72°48°
Wed 79°54°
Thu 80°56° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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