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Skyline Trail West via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section

3.5 mi · ▲ 1,662 ft · 2 hr

Skyline Trail West via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Federal-Heights, UT. It climbs 1,662 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,023 – 5,893 ft · steepest grade: 38%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Federal Pointe Trail 40.77869, -111.83933
Nearest town Federal-Heights, UT
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Skyline Trail West via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section

3.5 mi · ▲ 1,662 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 5,024–5,891 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Federal Pointe Trail · 40.77869, -111.83933

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: University Hospital stop 691 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Federal Pointe Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading E.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mount Van Cott South Trail, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
  9. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Skyline Trail West, heading S.
  10. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftReach Skyline Trail West, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left onto Mount Van Cott South Trail, heading N.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Van Cott Section, heading S.
  15. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Popperton - BST Access Trail, heading W.
  17. 400 ftSharp right onto Federal Pointe Trail, heading N.
  18. 350 ftArrive 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/skyline-trail-west-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

77% dirt5% gravel18% 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 7:37 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.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: University Hospital stop 691 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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