Middle Shoreline Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 706 ft · 59 min

Middle Shoreline Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. It climbs 706 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,908 – 5,460 ft · steepest grade: 29%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.29654, -111.64962
Nearest town Edgemont, UT

Directions

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Middle Shoreline Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 706 ft · 59 min

Elevation 4,909–5,459 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.29654, -111.64962

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

Transit-accessible: University Ave. @ 4858 N stop 624 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftSharp left onto Middle Shoreline Road, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 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 surface

12% dirt88% 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 624 m from the trailhead

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