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This is the Place Heritage Park

Quarry Viewpoint via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

2.4 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Quarry Viewpoint via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in This is the Place Heritage Park near University Village, UT. The route reaches Quarry Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It climbs 531 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,912 – 5,397 ft · steepest grade: 38%3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75515, -111.82067
Nearest town University Village, UT
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Quarry Viewpoint via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

2.4 mi · ▲ 531 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 4,913–5,398 ft

Out & Back · This is the Place Heritage Park

Trailhead: 40.75515, -111.82067

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Chipeta Way / Colorow Way (NB) stop 372 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.7 miSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail East, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftBear right onto Living Room Access, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Living Room Trail, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail East, heading NW.
  9. 300 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miReach Quarry Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Living Room Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Living Room Access, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Skyline Trail East, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  18. 0.6 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/quarry-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

46% dirt54% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:58 AMSunset 7:57 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 7:57 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Chipeta Way / Colorow Way (NB) stop 372 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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