Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section–City Creek Pipeline Trail, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,908 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section–City Creek Pipeline Trail, 4 sights is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Virginia Heights, UT. It climbs 1,908 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,656 – 5,781 ft · steepest grade: 26%8.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77863, -111.85390
Nearest town Virginia Heights, UT

Directions

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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section–City Creek Pipeline Trail, 4 sights

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,908 ft · 3 hr 9 min

Elevation 4,657–5,780 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.77863, -111.85390

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: 11th Avenue / Virginia Street (WB) stop 103 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Bobsled Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Perry's Hollow Traverse, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Bobsled Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miContinue straight onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto City Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 300 ftContinue straight onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto City Creek Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.5 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading W.
  12. 0.9 miSharp left onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 100 ftSharp left onto 19th Avenue (lower), heading SW.
  16. 0.7 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section, heading N.
  17. 500 ftContinue straight onto 19th Avenue (Lower), heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left onto Meadow Trail, heading E.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left onto Terrace Hills West Utility Road, heading NE.
  23. 0.3 miSharp right onto Avenues Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  24. 150 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section, heading SE.
  25. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  29. 400 ftBear left onto Perry's Hollow Traverse, heading NE.
  30. 100 ftSharp right onto Bobsled Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: 11th Avenue / Virginia Street (WB) stop 103 m from the trailhead

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