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Slate Canyon Park

Y Viewpoint & Y Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,193 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Y Viewpoint & Y Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Slate Canyon Park near Ironton, UT. The route reaches Y Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,193 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,879 – 6,017 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail 40.22305, -111.62604
Nearest town Ironton, UT
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Y Viewpoint & Y Trail via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

4.6 mi · ▲ 1,193 ft · 2 hr 8 min

Elevation 4,880–6,018 ft

Out & Back · Slate Canyon Park

Trailhead: Bonneville Shoreline Trail · 40.22305, -111.62604

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 68° · precip 1% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left onto Slate Canyon Downhill Course, heading N.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear left onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto BST Access, heading E.
  13. 100 ftTurn left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading N.
  14. 1.4 miSharp right onto Y Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.8 miReach Y Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  18. 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 500 ftTurn right onto BST Access, heading S.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Slate Canyon Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto Slate Canyon Access Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftSharp right onto Slate Canyon Downhill Course, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 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/y-viewpoint-y-viewpoint-out-back-3-viewpoints

Trail surface

63% dirt35% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F68°
Feels like82°Precip1%Wind11 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 88°68°
Sun 79°60° 53%
Mon 72°56° 53%
Tue 79°56°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 88°64° 21%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:35 PM for the 7:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM — 12 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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