Ensign Peak–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,472 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Ensign Peak–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, 3 sights is a 6.7-mile out-and-back near Canon Road, UT. The route reaches Ensign Peak at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,472 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Ensign Peak–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, 3 sights
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,472 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 4,437–5,621 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Canyon Road · 40.77627, -111.88551
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Transit-accessible: State Capitol east entrance stop 112 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NE.
- 2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Ensign Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Canyon Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Canyon Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~105 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: State Capitol east entrance stop 112 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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