Hinterlands Climbing Area–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 4 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. The route reaches Hinterlands Climbing Area at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 2,877 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,036 – 6,907 ft · steepest grade: 35%8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rock Canyon Campground Road 40.26925, -111.58557
Nearest town Edgemont, UT
Directions
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Hinterlands Climbing Area–Bonneville Shoreline Trail, 4 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 2,877 ft · 3 hr 48 min
Elevation 5,036–6,907 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rock Canyon Campground Road · 40.26925, -111.58557
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 75°F / low 56° · precip 1% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:54 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading W.
- 2.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Rock Canyon Park Connector, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Hinterlands Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miReach Hinterlands Climbing Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Rock Canyon Park Connector, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rock Canyon/Dry Fork Trail, heading NW.
- 2.7 miTurn right onto Rock Canyon Campground Road, heading SE.
- 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
92% dirt7% gravel1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 75°F56°
Precip1%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity19%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°55°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:54 PM
Sun
73°57°
30%
Mon
68°51°
44%
Tue
75°51°
Wed
78°53°
Thu
78°54°
Fri
77°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:54 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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