Pencil Point & Benchmark Primitive Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section
1.2 mi · ▲ 992 ft · 54 min
Pencil Point & Benchmark Primitive Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section is a 1.2-mile out-and-back near East Millcreek, UT. The route reaches Pencil Point at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It climbs 992 ft, with sections as steep as 54% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pencil Point & Benchmark Primitive Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section
1.2 mi · ▲ 992 ft · 54 min
Elevation 5,109–6,112 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Benchmark Primitive Trail · 40.71997, -111.80493
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2278 South stop 623 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Benchmark Primitive Trail, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Parley's Pointe Section, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Pencil Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Benchmark Primitive Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Foothill Drive @ 2278 South stop 623 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Benchmark Primitive Trail Trailhead
- Parleys Canyon–Benchmark Primitive Trail, 4 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,048 ft
- Perkins Hill–Benchmark Primitive Trail, 3 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 2,915 ft
- Jacks Peak–Jack's Mailbox, 4 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 4,596 ft
- Parleys Canyon–Benchmark Primitive Trail, 5 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 3,306 ft
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