Mount Olympus–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, 3 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Mount Olympus Wilderness near Olympus Shadows Estates, UT. The route reaches Mount Olympus at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 4,152 ft, with sections as steep as 64% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,830 – 9,013 ft · steepest grade: 64%6.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 40.65374, -111.80616
Nearest town Olympus Shadows Estates, UT
Directions
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Mount Olympus–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, 3 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 4,152 ft · 4 hr 13 min
Elevation 4,829–9,013 ft
Out & Back · Mount Olympus Wilderness
Trailhead: 40.65374, -111.80616
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 70° · precip 1% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Holladay Blvd @ 5451 S stop 576 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Mount Olympus Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Mount Olympus Trail, heading NW.
- 2.4 miReach Mount Olympus, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mount Olympus Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
98% dirt2% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F70°
Precip1%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.2″ 5 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sun
81°64°
33%
Mon
72°61°
52%
Tue
82°61°
Wed
88°68°
Thu
84°72°
21%
Fri
89°71°
20%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Holladay Blvd @ 5451 S stop 576 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section 4.6 mi · ▲ 935 ft
- BST Z-Trail Connector via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,522 ft
- Hueghs Creek Falls Viewpoint & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Olympus Section 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,472 ft
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