Skyline Trail East Viewpoint–o Loop, 4 sights is a 1.7-mile loop near University Village, UT. The route passes o, Skyline Trail East Viewpoint and o. It climbs 709 ft, with sections as steep as 41% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Skyline Trail East Viewpoint–o Loop, 4 sights
1.7 mi · ▲ 709 ft · 55 min
Elevation 5,033–5,576 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section · 40.76395, -111.82395
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Natural History Museum stop 92 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass o.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Museum Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Skyline Trail East, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Georges Hollow Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail East, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Quarry Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Skyline Trail East, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Skyline Trail East Viewpoint.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass o.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Floral Walk, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading SW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 7:36 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 8:25 PM.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: Natural History Museum stop 92 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section Trailhead
- o & Museum Trail Loop 0.9 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Quarry Viewpoint–o Loop, 3 sights 1 mi · ▲ 540 ft
- Living Room–Mount Wire West Viewpoint, 5 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,559 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 3.3 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 3.3 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section 3.7 mi · ▲ 618 ft
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