Mount Wire West Viewpoint–Skyline Trail East Viewpoint, 5 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area near Arlington Park, UT. The route passes o and Skyline Trail East Viewpoint before reaching Mount Wire West Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It climbs 2,115 ft, with sections as steep as 57% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi4,889 – 6,614 ft · steepest grade: 57%7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hop on Pop 40.77764, -111.84717
Nearest town Arlington Park, UT
Directions
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Mount Wire West Viewpoint–Skyline Trail East Viewpoint, 5 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 2,115 ft · 2 hr 55 min
Elevation 4,890–6,613 ft
Out & Back · Red Butte Canyon Research Natural Area
Trailhead: Hop on Pop · 40.77764, -111.84717
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 7:00 AM · sunset 7:53 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Virginia Street / 11th Avenue (NB) stop 422 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hop on Pop, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right onto South Popperton Walking Path, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Federal Pointe Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Alternate BST, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftPass o.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Floral Walk, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail East, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Skyline Trail East Viewpoint.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftReach Mount Wire West Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Floral Walk, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Alternate BST, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left onto Federal Pointe Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto South Popperton Walking Path, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hop on Pop, heading NW.
- 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
43% dirt10% paved3% gravel44% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:00 AMSunset 7:53 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:33 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:53 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:21 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Virginia Street / 11th Avenue (NB) stop 422 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hop on Pop Trailhead
- o–Alternate BST, 4 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 546 ft
- Quarry Viewpoint–o, 5 sights 3.7 mi · ▲ 1,244 ft
- Popperton - BST Access Trail & Skyline Trail West via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section 3.8 mi · ▲ 1,709 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Dry Creek Section–Popperton - BST Access Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 1,530 ft
- Living Room–o, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,561 ft
- Twin Peaks Viewpoint–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Dry Creek Section, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,764 ft
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