Bonneville Shoreline - Ogden South Section
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The Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a series of trails along the slope of
the Wasatch Mountains where the old shoreline of Lake Bonneville met the hills. Sections
of trail are found from Ogden to Payson.
View north towards Ben Lomond Peak. April 2002. |
| The Ogden south section goes from Ogden Canyon to Beus Canyon. Like other BST sections, it's close to the city and open in early spring. |
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| Ogden's Harrison Blvd is the key to all the trailheads. You
can get to the trail from 22nd, 29th, 36th, and 46th streets by turning
east from Harrison. In most areas, the trail is a broad singletrack, but
conditions vary. Pick your entry point depending on what type of ride you
want.
View up into Waterfall Canyon. Typical slightly-sandy, slightly-loose, slightly-rocky trail base. |
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| Short and sweet for beginners: The cutoff side trail between 29th and 36th is flat and easy for beginning riders and youngsters. |
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Intermediate tour: Start at the 36th street
trailhead and head north, either on the lower cutoff trail or by grinding
up into Strongs Canyon. Head north to the Ogden Canyon overlook. Round
trip is 6.5 miles, total climbing (if you take the lower trail to 29th
St.) about 500 feet -- 250 each way.
View over Ogden, with the Great Salt Lake in the distance.
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| Abusive Option: Start on Valley Drive near the
intersection with Highway 39. (There are several tracks that climb the
hill; the singletrack starts at the log fence.) The southernmost section
near Beus Canyon is steep and loose -- a hike-a-bike for most riders. If
you make it to the Beus Canyon trailhead as a one-way, your climbing will
be about 1800 feet, distance 7 miles. As a 14-mile out-and-back, add 1000
feet of climbing for the way back.
Typical trail section, winding through the trees of a canyon. When the trail comes out westward, it's more open -- hotter and open to sun. |
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Getting there: Go to Harrison Blvd in Ogden. (From the north, take the 12th Street exit off I-15 and drive towards Ogden Canyon. From the south, get off I-15 in Farmington on US-89 and head north. A couple of miles after you pass under I-84, turn right onto Harrison Blvd, just as US-89 turns westward to enter Ogden.) On Harrison, locate the street of your trailhead and turn towards the mountains. Note that for 29th Street, you should turn on 30th then jog back north 1 block after going around Ogden High. Northern Section: The section north of Highway 39 is a work in progress. A fresh singletrack has been cut, but the sidewalls are still a bit unstable (spring 2002). It starts on 39 at GPS N 41° 14.205' W 111° 55.690'. This singletrack takes you the first mile, then you have to feel your way through a confusing collection of unmarked doubletrack just above the homes. You can get through to the North Ogden Divide trail if you persist. (Update 2010: track file GPX from Ogden Canyon to North Ogden Divide Road) |
| Riding resources for this trail: One-page trail guide made for printing GPS track files (right-click and "Save as..."): Garmin GPX [ N.Ogden Garmin GPX ] Large-format topo map: View Ogden topo North Ogden BST Lodging, camping, shops: Links to Ogden area resources |
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