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.
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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
- Start on Rocky Mouth Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rocky Mouth Canyon Section, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Trail, heading W.
- 4 miReach Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rocky Mouth Canyon Section, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 4 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rocky Mouth Canyon Section, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Rocky Mouth Canyon Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
More from Rocky Mouth Canyon Trail Trailhead
- Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall–Aqueduct Trail, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,118 ft
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