Vista Mound–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, 7 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,746 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Vista Mound–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, 7 sights is a 9.5-mile out-and-back near Newport Heights, UT. The route reaches Vista Mound at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 2,746 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vista Mound–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, 7 sights
9.5 mi · ▲ 2,746 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 5,079–6,650 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Hidden Lake Trailhead · 40.83509, -111.86959
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 81°F / low 63° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hidden Lake Gas Line Road, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summerwood Sunset Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Canyon View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Eagle Crest, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Radio Tower Utility Road, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ensign Viewpoint Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Vista Mound, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Radio Tower Utility Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Eagle Crest, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Grandview Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Canyon View Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Summerwood Sunset Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - North Salt Lake section, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Hidden Lake Gas Line Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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