Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Misty Meadows, UT. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,216 – 4,226 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.99549, -111.94088
Nearest town Misty Meadows, UT

Directions

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Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 48 min

Elevation 4,215–4,225 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.99549, -111.94088

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  5. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  8. 1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 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 surface

83% paved17% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Feels like84°Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity12%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 89°65°
Sun 85°64° 36%
Mon 73°58° 65%
Tue 77°52°
Wed 86°59°
Thu 80°62° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:37 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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