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This Is the Place Heritage Park

Watering Hole & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

3.1 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Watering Hole & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in This Is the Place Heritage Park near University Village, UT. The route passes Watering Hole before reaching watering hole at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 622 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,817 – 5,171 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.75100, -111.82631
Nearest town University Village, UT
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Watering Hole & Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section

3.1 mi · ▲ 622 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 4,817–5,171 ft

Out & Back · This Is the Place Heritage Park

Trailhead: 40.75100, -111.82631

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:57 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: Arapeen Drive / Sunnyside Avenue (NB) stop 38 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail - Mount Wire Section, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftPass watering hole.
  13. 150 ftReach Watering Hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  21. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  24. 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/watering-hole-watering-hole-out-back-4-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

33% dirt2% paved65% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F69°
Feels like82°Precip1%Wind16 mphUV7Humidity14%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:57 PM
Sat 86°68°
Sun 80°63° 35%
Mon 68°58° 63%
Tue 80°58°
Wed 88°64°
Thu 82°65° 25%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 7:57 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: Arapeen Drive / Sunnyside Avenue (NB) stop 38 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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