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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section

3.2 mi · ▲ 919 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Virginia Heights, UT. It climbs 919 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,830 – 5,581 ft · steepest grade: 30%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.77863, -111.85390
Nearest town Virginia Heights, UT
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section

3.2 mi · ▲ 919 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 4,831–5,582 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 miSharp left onto Perry's Hollow Traverse, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miBear right onto Avenues Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 400 ftBear left onto Perry's Hollow Traverse, heading E.
  17. 100 ftSharp right onto Bobsled Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bonneville-shoreline-trail-valleyview-section-out-back-5-km-72c1

Trail surface

100% dirt

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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