Pipeline Overlook–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,130 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Pipeline Overlook–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section, 4 sights is a 6-mile out-and-back near Mount Aire, UT. The route reaches Pipeline Overlook at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It climbs 1,130 ft, with sections as steep as 42% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 26/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi5,876 – 6,470 ft · steepest grade: 42%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grandeur Peak Trail 40.70061, -111.74255
Nearest town Mount Aire, UT

Directions

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Pipeline Overlook–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section, 4 sights

6 mi · ▲ 1,130 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 5,877–6,472 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Grandeur Peak Trail · 40.70061, -111.74255

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 81°F / low 59° · precip 1% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grandeur Peak Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
  3. 2.1 miContinue straight onto Rattlesnake Gulch Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto Crestwood Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Crestwood Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Grandeur Peak Section, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach Pipeline Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Crestwood Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right onto Crestwood Gulch Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear right onto Rattlesnake Gulch Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  14. 2.1 miTurn right onto Grandeur Peak Trail, heading E.
  15. 200 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

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F59°
Precip1%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 75°60° 36%
Mon 67°57° 51%
Tue 78°56°
Wed 83°63°
Thu 79°68° 21%
Fri 84°67° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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