Meridian Peak–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section Loop, 9 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 2,387 ft · 4 hr
Meridian Peak–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section Loop, 9 sights is an 8.4-mile loop near Newport Heights, UT. The route reaches Meridian Peak. It climbs 2,387 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Meridian Peak–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section Loop, 9 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 2,387 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 5,262–6,650 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Hidden Lake Trailhead · 40.83509, -111.86959
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 81°F / low 62° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hidden Lake Gas Line Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summerwood Sunset Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Canyon View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Eagle Crest, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tower Connector, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Meridian Peak.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Wild Rose Overlook, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wild Rose Overlook, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Wild Rose Lower DH, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Wild Rose Loop, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right onto Chukkar Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto NSL Flow, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wild Rose Loop, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Woodbriar, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear left onto Summerwood Sunset Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Lake Gas Line Road, heading SE.
- 0.3 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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