Bonneville Shoreline Viewpoint–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 3 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. The route reaches Bonneville Shoreline Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 2,345 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,122 – 6,907 ft · steepest grade: 17%8.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.26876, -111.58596
Nearest town Edgemont, UT
Directions
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Bonneville Shoreline Viewpoint–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 3 sights
7.8 mi · ▲ 2,345 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 5,122–6,907 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.26876, -111.58596
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 75°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading SW.
- 2.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Terrace Drive, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach Bonneville Shoreline Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Terrace Drive, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading N.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% dirt5% gravel1% paved3% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 75°F56°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat
75°56°
Sun
71°52°
54%
Mon
64°49°
54%
Tue
72°48°
Wed
79°54°
Thu
80°56°
23%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 846 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail & Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 2,180 ft
- Hinterlands Climbing Area–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 4 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 2,877 ft
- BST Access Trail & Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 2,603 ft
- Y Mountain West Peak–Y Mountain Viewpoint, 5 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 3,798 ft
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