Parleys Canyon & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section

4.3 mi · ▲ 872 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Parleys Canyon & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near East Millcreek, UT. The route reaches Parleys Canyon. It climbs 872 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,790 – 5,469 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section 40.70765, -111.79577
Nearest town East Millcreek, UT

Directions

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Parleys Canyon & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section

4.3 mi · ▲ 872 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 4,791–5,468 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section · 40.70765, -111.79577

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 100 ftSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, heading N.
  3. 500 ftTurn left onto Parley's Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miSharp right onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miPass Parleys Canyon.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miReach Parleys Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto Cannon Primitive Trail, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Parley's Pointe BST Access, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading SW.
  18. 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Parley's Road Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, heading NW.
  20. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Parley's Trail, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - I-80 Overpass Section, heading SE.
  22. 500 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

63% dirt37% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:56 PM

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 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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