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Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rocky Mouth Canyon Section via Sawmill Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Highlands of Hidden Valley, UT. The route reaches Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It climbs 679 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,115 – 5,542 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.53991, -111.81368
Nearest town Highlands of Hidden Valley, UT

Directions

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Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rocky Mouth Canyon Section via Sawmill Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 679 ft · 58 min

Elevation 5,116–5,542 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.53991, -111.81368

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Sawmill Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, heading E.
  7. 250 ftSharp left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rocky Mouth Canyon Section, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rocky Mouth Canyon Trail, heading W.
  9. 250 ftReach Rocky Mouth Canyon Waterfall, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Rocky Mouth Canyon Section, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, heading S.
  12. 300 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Draper Section, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 50 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

55% dirt14% paved31% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F69°
Feels like80°Precip1%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.4″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 85°68°
Sun 78°61° 41%
Mon 68°57° 59%
Tue 79°58°
Wed 86°66°
Thu 82°65° 26%

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

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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