AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Kum-Li 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 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.96252, -111.90333
Nearest town Kum-Li Meadows, UT
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Directions

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Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 4,215–4,226 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.96252, -111.90333

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right onto Great Salt Lake Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  11. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right onto Buffalo Ranch Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  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/great-salt-lake-shoreline-trail-out-back-9-km-3b0a

Trail surface

71% paved7% gravel22% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F68°
Feels like84°Precip1%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity12%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 90°69°
Sun 85°64° 36%
Mon 73°58° 66%
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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