Middle Shoreline Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Middle Shoreline Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Edgemont, UT. It climbs 705 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,895 – 5,460 ft · steepest grade: 25%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.29452, -111.64875
Nearest town Edgemont, UT

Directions

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Middle Shoreline Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 705 ft · 1 hr 3 min

Elevation 4,894–5,459 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.29452, -111.64875

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

Transit-accessible: University Ave. @ 4858 N stop 782 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 350 ftSharp left onto Middle Shoreline Road, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 400 ftSharp left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 400 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

11% dirt89% 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 782 m from the trailhead

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