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Slate Canyon Park

Bonneville Shoreline Viewpoint via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

3 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Bonneville Shoreline Viewpoint via Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Slate Canyon Park near Ironton, UT. The route reaches Bonneville Shoreline Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It climbs 400 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,879 – 5,220 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail 40.22305, -111.62604
Nearest town Ironton, UT
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Bonneville Shoreline Viewpoint via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

3 mi · ▲ 400 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 4,880–5,221 ft

Out & Back · Slate Canyon Park

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.22305, -111.62604

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Slate Canyon Downhill Course, heading N.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto BST Access, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  14. 1.4 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftReach Bonneville Shoreline Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 500 ftTurn right onto BST Access, heading S.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftSharp right onto Slate Canyon Downhill Course, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bonneville-shoreline-viewpoint-out-back-5-km-1379

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:34 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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