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Hell Canyon Utility Viewpoint–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Hell Canyon Section, 4 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Hell Canyon Utility Viewpoint–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Hell Canyon Section, 4 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back near Panorama, UT. The route reaches Hell Canyon Utility Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 1,070 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,646 – 5,614 ft · steepest grade: 16%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower City Creek Loop 40.78474, -111.88140
Nearest town Panorama, UT
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Hell Canyon Utility Viewpoint–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Hell Canyon Section, 4 sights

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,070 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 4,648–5,615 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lower City Creek Loop · 40.78474, -111.88140

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: E Street / 11th Avenue (NB) stop 466 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left onto Canyon Road, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NW.
  7. 2 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Hell Canyon Section, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miReach Hell Canyon Utility Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading SW.
  10. 2 miTurn right onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Canyon Road, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miArrive 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/hell-canyon-utility-viewpoint-bonneville-shoreline-trail-hell-canyon-section-out-back-4-sights-11-km

Trail surface

87% dirt10% paved3% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 89°F69°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity22%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun 82°67° 31%
Mon 71°62° 54%
Tue 80°59°
Wed 88°66°
Thu 84°71° 20%
Fri 88°71° 19%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~112 min). Leave by 5:43 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Street / 11th Avenue (NB) stop 466 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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