Flight Park State Recreation Area

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section & Hangglider Landing Area

5.5 mi · ▲ 2,120 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section & Hangglider Landing Area is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Flight Park State Recreation Area near Nash, UT. It climbs 2,120 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,066 – 6,142 ft · steepest grade: 40%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.45783, -111.89509
Nearest town Nash, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section & Hangglider Landing Area

5.5 mi · ▲ 2,120 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 5,065–6,143 ft

Out & Back · Flight Park State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 40.45783, -111.89509

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 1.7 miSharp left onto Steep Mountain Ridge, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Widowmaker, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left onto Hangglider Landing Area, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftReach Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Widowmaker, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Steep Mountain Ridge, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 1.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:59 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~72 min). Leave by 6:24 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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