Curly Springs–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 849 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Curly Springs–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 5 sights is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Olmstead, UT. The route reaches Curly Springs. It climbs 849 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Curly Springs–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 5 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 849 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 5,431–6,322 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.34211, -111.67730
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 64° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Dry Canyon Drive, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 500 ftSharp right onto Dry Canyon Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Curly Springs, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Curley Springs Upper Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Curley Springs Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Sumac Hollow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Curly Springs.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Middle Crop Circle Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sumac Hollow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Sumac Hollow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bonneville Shoreline Trail Trailhead
- Dry Canyon Trail & Zig Zag Trail via Lindon Heritage Trail 2 mi · ▲ 607 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 431 ft
- Aquaduct & Sumac Hollow Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 1,002 ft
- Black Bear Trail & Lament Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft
- Brush Mountain–Curley Springs Trail, 3 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,338 ft
- Baldy Bench Trail–Curley Springs Trail, 3 sights 5.2 mi · ▲ 1,745 ft
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