This Is the Place Heritage Park

Wagner Spring & Wagner Spring Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

2.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Wagner Spring & Wagner Spring Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in This Is the Place Heritage Park near Foothill Village, UT. The route reaches Wagner Spring. It climbs 847 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,925 – 5,666 ft · steepest grade: 28%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Emigration East Access 40.75030, -111.80980
Nearest town Foothill Village, UT

Directions

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Wagner Spring & Wagner Spring Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

2.3 mi · ▲ 847 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 4,926–5,668 ft

Out & Back · This Is the Place Heritage Park

Trailhead: Emigration East Access · 40.75030, -111.80980

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 87°F / low 67° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: This Is the Place Park stop 529 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Emigration East Access, heading N.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Wagner Spring Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miPass Wagner Spring.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto The Rollercoaster, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miReach Wagner Spring, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Mount Wire South Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wagner Spring Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Emigration East Access, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F67°
Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity21%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:56 PM
Sun 80°63° 32%
Mon 71°60° 52%
Tue 81°60°
Wed 87°67°
Thu 83°72° 20%
Fri 88°70° 20%

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 7:56 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:24 PM.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: This Is the Place Park stop 529 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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