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North Firebreak Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 740 ft · 1 hr 32 min

North Firebreak Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Rolling Hills Estates, UT. It climbs 740 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,607 – 4,826 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail 40.94671, -111.87423
Nearest town Rolling Hills Estates, UT
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North Firebreak Road

3.5 mi · ▲ 740 ft · 1 hr 32 min

Elevation 4,607–4,827 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.94671, -111.87423

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 87°F / low 71° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Transit-accessible: Main St @ 1806 N stop 636 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Firebreak Road, heading S.
  6. 1 miBear left, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 1.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Bountiful Peak Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-firebreak-road-out-back-7-km-5492

Trail surface

10% dirt90% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 87°F71°
Feels like78°Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.1″ 4 days ago (0.2″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°70°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 87°70°
Sun 82°65° 36%
Mon 70°59° 67%
Tue 77°58°
Wed 88°63°
Thu 79°64° 23%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:36 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:25 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main St @ 1806 N stop 636 m from the trailhead

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