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Camel Back Mountain & Camel Ridge via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 3,253 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Camel Back Mountain & Camel Ridge via Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Springville, UT. The route reaches Camel Back Mountain at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 3,253 ft, with sections as steep as 46% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,748 – 7,917 ft · steepest grade: 46%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.18102, -111.59846
Nearest town Springville, UT
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Camel Back Mountain & Camel Ridge via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 3,253 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 4,747–7,918 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.18102, -111.59846

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 450 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  6. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Camel Ridge, heading E.
  11. 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftReach Camel Back Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 1.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 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/camel-back-mountain-camel-ridge-out-back-7-km-ba4b

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F69°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 88°69°
Sun 81°59° 55%
Mon 74°55° 55%
Tue 79°52°
Wed 87°58°
Thu 88°60° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 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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