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Mayors' Trail & Steep Mountain Ridge via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section

3.3 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Mayors' Trail & Steep Mountain Ridge via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Draper Old Farm, UT. It climbs 1,018 ft, with sections as steep as 50% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,141 – 6,073 ft · steepest grade: 50%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.47894, -111.88017
Nearest town Draper Old Farm, UT
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Mayors' Trail & Steep Mountain Ridge via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section

3.3 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 5,140–6,072 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.47894, -111.88017

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto BST Connector Steep Mountain, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Steep Mountain Ridge, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right onto Traverse Traverse Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Mayors' Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miReach Steep Mountain Ridge, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Traverse Traverse Trail, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp left onto Steep Mountain Ridge, heading N.
  11. 0.6 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto BST Connector Steep Mountain, heading W.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Steep Mountain Section, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 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/mayors-trail-steep-mountain-ridge-out-back-5-km-34fa

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F65°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity20%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 85°66°
Sun 78°58° 40%
Mon 68°54° 57%
Tue 80°53°
Wed 87°59°
Thu 83°61° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM — 1 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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