AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lower Shoreline Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Lower Shoreline Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Caryhurst, UT. It climbs 700 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,961 – 5,292 ft · steepest grade: 26%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.30718, -111.65073
Nearest town Caryhurst, UT
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Lower Shoreline Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 700 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 4,960–5,293 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.30718, -111.65073

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Transit-accessible: River Park Dr @ 119 W stop 750 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right onto Lower Shoreline Road, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Spirithill Road, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail Access, heading S.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  11. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 200 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail Access, heading E.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Spirithill Road, heading SW.
  15. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower Shoreline Road, heading NE.
  17. 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  19. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lower-shoreline-road-out-back-6-km-24ff

Trail surface

24% dirt76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:55 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:34 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: River Park Dr @ 119 W stop 750 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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