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This Is the Place Heritage Park

Living Room–Mount Wire, 9 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 2,144 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Living Room–Mount Wire, 9 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in This Is the Place Heritage Park near University Village, UT. The route passes Quarry Viewpoint and Living Room before reaching Mount Wire at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 2,144 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,013 – 7,136 ft · steepest grade: 47%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75689, -111.81759
Nearest town University Village, UT
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Living Room–Mount Wire, 9 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 2,144 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 5,012–7,136 ft

Out & Back · This Is the Place Heritage Park

Trailhead: 40.75689, -111.81759

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: This Is the Place Park stop 483 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail East, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Living Room Access, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Living Room Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail East, heading NW.
  10. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miPass Quarry Viewpoint.
  12. 300 ftBear left onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Georges Hollow Trail, heading W.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miPass Living Room.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Red Butte Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Wire West Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miPass Mount Wire.
  20. 300 ftTurn right onto Mount Wire South Trail, heading SE.
  21. 450 ftContinue straight onto Mount Wire Southwest Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Mount Wire South Trail, heading S.
  23. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 150 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/living-room-mount-wire-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

64% dirt36% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F68°
Feels like80°Precip1%Wind15 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 86°67°
Sun 79°63° 35%
Mon 68°57° 63%
Tue 79°58°
Wed 87°64°
Thu 81°64° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: This Is the Place Park stop 483 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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