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Hinterlands Climbing Area & Hinterlands Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Hinterlands Climbing Area & Hinterlands Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Pleasant View, UT. The route reaches Hinterlands Climbing Area at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 930 ft, with sections as steep as 36% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,036 – 5,958 ft · steepest grade: 36%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.26327, -111.63185
Nearest town Pleasant View, UT
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Directions

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Hinterlands Climbing Area & Hinterlands Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 930 ft · 1 hr 10 min

Elevation 5,036–5,958 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.26327, -111.63185

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear right onto Rock Canyon Park Connector, heading N.
  11. 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftBear right onto Hinterlands Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miReach Hinterlands Climbing Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 450 ftSharp left onto Rock Canyon Park Connector, heading SW.
  22. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  23. 200 ftSharp right, heading S.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  25. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  30. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  31. 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/hinterlands-climbing-area-hinterlands-trail-out-back-3-km-c6d1

Trail surface

84% dirt5% paved11% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F67°
Feels like82°Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity15%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 86°67°
Sun 78°59° 53%
Mon 71°56° 53%
Tue 78°55°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 87°63° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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