Popperton - BST Access Trail & Skyline Trail West via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,709 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Popperton - BST Access Trail & Skyline Trail West via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Arlington Park, UT. It climbs 1,709 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Popperton - BST Access Trail & Skyline Trail West via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section
3.8 mi · ▲ 1,709 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 4,890–5,891 ft
Out & Back
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.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mount Van Cott South Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail West, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Popperton - BST Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Mount Van Cott South Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section, heading SW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left onto Federal Pointe Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto South Popperton Walking Path, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Hop on Pop, heading S.
- 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 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
- 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
- Mount Wire West Viewpoint–Skyline Trail East Viewpoint, 5 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 2,115 ft
- Twin Peaks Viewpoint–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Dry Creek Section, 4 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 1,764 ft
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