Little Rock Connector via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 943 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Little Rock Connector via Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. It climbs 943 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,938 – 5,778 ft · steepest grade: 27%3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.29745, -111.64824
Nearest town Edgemont, UT

Directions

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Little Rock Connector via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 943 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 4,937–5,777 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.29745, -111.64824

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:52 PM

Transit-accessible: University Ave. @ 4858 N stop 719 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Lower Shoreline Road, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miBear right onto Little Rock Peak Trail, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Little Rock Connector, heading E.
  12. 0.4 miReach Little Rock Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Little Rock Peak Trail, heading N.
  14. 200 ftBear left onto Upper Shoreline Road, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Shoreline Road, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

65% dirt35% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:52 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:32 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:52 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:20 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: University Ave. @ 4858 N stop 719 m from the trailhead

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