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BST Z-Trail Connector via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft · 2 hr 36 min

BST Z-Trail Connector via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Old Colony, UT. It climbs 1,410 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,941 – 5,837 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65789, -111.80479
Nearest town Old Colony, UT
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BST Z-Trail Connector via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,410 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 4,940–5,836 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.65789, -111.80479

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mount Olympus Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading E.
  4. 1.6 miContinue straight onto BST Z-Trail Connector, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miReach BST Z-Trail Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading E.
  7. 1.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mount Olympus Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miArrive 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/bst-z-trail-connector-out-back-9-km-1959

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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