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Hunters Rock & Jurassic Gate retention pond via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 49 min

Hunters Rock & Jurassic Gate retention pond via Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Deuel Creek Heights, UT. The route passes Jurassic Gate retention pond and Hunters Rock. It is mostly level, with 241 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,698 – 4,862 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.91451, -111.86308
Nearest town Deuel Creek Heights, UT
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Hunters Rock & Jurassic Gate retention pond via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 241 ft · 49 min

Elevation 4,697–4,861 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.91451, -111.86308

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 88°F / low 71° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 105 S stop 791 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Jurassic Gate retention pond.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftPass Hunters Rock.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  10. 0.1 miReach Hunters Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto North Firebreak Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 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/hunters-rock-jurassic-gate-retention-pond-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 88°F71°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 87°69°
Sun 82°65° 36%
Mon 70°58° 66%
Tue 77°58°
Wed 88°63°
Thu 79°64° 24%

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

  • Transit-accessible: 400 E @ 105 S stop 791 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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