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Jurassic Gate retention pond–Bountiful Peak Trail, 4 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 3,622 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Jurassic Gate retention pond–Bountiful Peak Trail, 4 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back near Deuel Creek Heights, UT. The route reaches Jurassic Gate retention pond. It climbs 3,622 ft, with sections as steep as 51% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,607 – 7,635 ft · steepest grade: 51%11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.91451, -111.86308
Nearest town Deuel Creek Heights, UT
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Jurassic Gate retention pond–Bountiful Peak Trail, 4 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 3,622 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 4,606–7,637 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.91451, -111.86308

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 17 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 NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Jurassic Gate retention pond.
  3. 100 ftBear right onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 100 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miBear right onto North Firebreak Road, heading NW.
  7. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading N.
  14. 1.5 miTurn right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto G2 Connector Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miSharp right onto Davis Creek Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miReach Jurassic Gate retention pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left onto G2 Connector Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.7 miBear right onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Ford Canyon Overlook Trail, heading SW.
  21. 1.5 miSharp left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading N.
  25. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  29. 400 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.2 miBear left onto North Firebreak Road, heading SW.
  31. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  32. 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/jurassic-gate-retention-pond-jurassic-gate-retention-pond-out-back-5-sights-16-km

Trail surface

62% dirt38% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F69°
Precip1%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sun 82°66° 34%
Mon 70°61° 55%
Tue 79°59°
Wed 88°66°
Thu 83°70° 19%
Fri 87°70° 19%

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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