Vista Mound & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,596 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Vista Mound & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section is a 6.9-mile out-and-back near Canon Road, UT. The route reaches Vista Mound at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,596 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Vista Mound & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,596 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 4,479–5,621 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.77859, -111.88434
Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 89°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:59 AM · sunset 7:55 PM
Transit-accessible: State Capitol east entrance stop 241 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Freedom Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Canyon Road, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NE.
- 2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Ensign Peak Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Ensign Viewpoint Trail, heading SW.
- 300 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 S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading NE.
- 2 miTurn right onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Canyon Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Lower City Creek Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Freedom Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 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 2.9 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: State Capitol east entrance stop 241 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Mormon Battalion via Canyon Road 1.3 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Lower City Creek Loop Loop 1.9 mi · ▲ 308 ft
- Meadow Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section 3.6 mi · ▲ 697 ft
- Lower City Creek Loop & Meadow Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section 3.8 mi · ▲ 693 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section–City Creek Pipeline Trail, 4 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 576 ft
- Bonneville Shoreline Trail - East City Creek Section–Bonneville Shoreline Trail - West City Creek Section Loop, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft
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