Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section–Canyon Road, 4 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section–Canyon Road, 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back near Canon Road, UT. It climbs 620 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section–Canyon Road, 4 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 620 ft · 1 hr 51 min
Elevation 4,437–5,004 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Canyon Road · 40.77627, -111.88551
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 89°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: State Capitol east entrance stop 112 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NE.
- 0.9 miBear left onto City Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miBear right onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto City Creek Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Canyon Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto City Creek Pipeline Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto City Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 7:24 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: State Capitol east entrance stop 112 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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