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Lambert Park

Upper Pond–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Alpine East Section, 7 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Upper Pond–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Alpine East Section, 7 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lambert Park near Highland, UT. The route reaches Upper Pond at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 595 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,017 – 5,266 ft · steepest grade: 16%6.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bench Road 40.47130, -111.75965
Nearest town Highland, UT
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Upper Pond–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Alpine East Section, 7 sights

4.9 mi · ▲ 595 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 5,018–5,268 ft

Out & Back · Lambert Park

Trailhead: Bench Road · 40.47130, -111.75965

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 65° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Judy's Walking Trail, heading S.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto High Bench Trail, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftBear left onto Lambert's Luge Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto High Bench Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Judy's Walking Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto High Bench Trail, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Judy's Walking Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto High Bench Trail, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear left onto Judy's Walking Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto High Bench Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Judy's Walking Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp right onto River Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Middle Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Ruin, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Trail, heading S.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Judy's Walking Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Poppy Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Middle Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp right onto Middle, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Shell Shocked Trail, heading SW.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Flank Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftContinue straight onto Corkscrew Trail, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Redford Run Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  27. 200 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Alpine East Section, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miBear left onto Bridle Up Hope Loop Trail, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Alpine East Section, heading S.
  30. 0.6 miBear left onto Lone Peak Wilderness, heading S.
  31. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftReach Upper Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 0.5 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Alpine East Section, heading S.
  35. 0.6 miTurn left onto Bridle Up Hope Loop Trail, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Alpine East Section, heading N.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  38. 200 ftBear right onto Redford Run Trail, heading NE.
  39. 0.9 miTurn right onto Corkscrew Trail, heading NW.
  40. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left onto Flank Trail, heading N.
  42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Shell Shocked Trail, heading NE.
  43. 100 ftBear left onto Middle, heading N.
  44. 50 ftSharp left onto Middle Trail, heading N.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto Poppy Trail, heading N.
  46. 50 ftTurn left onto Judy's Walking Trail, heading N.
  47. 50 ftContinue straight onto Middle Trail, heading N.
  48. 150 ftTurn left onto Ruin, heading N.
  49. 50 ftTurn right onto Middle Trail, heading N.
  50. 50 ftSharp left onto River Trail, heading N.
  51. 50 ftSharp left onto Judy's Walking Trail, heading N.
  52. 50 ftContinue straight onto High Bench Trail, heading N.
  53. 50 ftContinue straight onto Judy's Walking Trail, heading N.
  54. 50 ftBear right onto High Bench Trail, heading N.
  55. 100 ftContinue straight onto Judy's Walking Trail, heading N.
  56. 50 ftContinue straight onto High Bench Trail, heading N.
  57. 100 ftBear left onto Judy's Walking Trail, heading N.
  58. 50 ftContinue straight onto High Bench Trail, heading N.
  59. 50 ftTurn left onto Lambert's Luge Trail, heading N.
  60. 50 ftBear right onto High Bench Trail, heading N.
  61. 100 ftContinue straight onto Judy's Walking Trail, heading N.
  62. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-pond-upper-pond-out-back-8-sights-8-km-2d58

Trail surface

87% dirt1% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 84°F65°
Feels like80°Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity17%
Rained 0.7″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sat 84°64°
Sun 77°58° 46%
Mon 68°55° 57%
Tue 78°55°
Wed 85°63°
Thu 82°62° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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