Hell Canyon Trail–Lakeline Trail, 3 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,826 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Hell Canyon Trail–Lakeline Trail, 3 sights is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near North Hills, UT. It climbs 1,826 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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Hell Canyon Trail–Lakeline Trail, 3 sights
8.5 mi · ▲ 1,826 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 4,691–5,621 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.79197, -111.87816
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 88°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NE.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Hell Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Lakeline Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Sandhurst South Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Victory Switchbacks, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeline Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Victory Switchbacks, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeline Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach West Ensign Peak Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Victory Switchbacks, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeline Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Victory Switchbacks, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lakeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sandhurst South Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lakeline Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Hell Canyon Trail, heading NW.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mormon Battalion & Lower City Creek Loop 2.2 mi · ▲ 343 ft
- Meadow Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section 2.4 mi · ▲ 592 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section 2.9 mi · ▲ 823 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section 3.3 mi · ▲ 898 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Valleyview Section 3.6 mi · ▲ 944 ft
- 19th Avenue (Lower)–City Creek Pipeline Trail Loop, 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 1,262 ft
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