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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rocky Mouth Canyon Section & Sawmill Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Lone Peak Wilderness near Hansen, UT. It climbs 4,854 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,230 – 9,873 ft · steepest grade: 35%9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rocky Mouth Canyon Trail 40.54532, -111.80510
Nearest town Hansen, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rocky Mouth Canyon Section & Sawmill Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 4,854 ft · 5 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,230–9,873 ft

Out & Back · Lone Peak Wilderness

Trailhead: Rocky Mouth Canyon Trail · 40.54532, -111.80510

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 85°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Rocky Mouth Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rocky Mouth Canyon Section, heading S.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Trail, heading W.
  5. 4 miReach Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rocky Mouth Canyon Section, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 4 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, heading NE.
  7. 250 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rocky Mouth Canyon Section, heading NE.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto Rocky Mouth Canyon Trail, heading W.
  9. 100 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 85°F69°
Precip1%Wind20 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 79°62° 39%
Mon 71°59° 50%
Tue 81°61°
Wed 86°69°
Thu 83°72° 21%
Fri 87°71° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:22 PM.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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