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View from near the top.
The switchbacks as seen from the Legacy Parkway Trail.
Quick Details:
Length: The switchbacks are a half mile up. Then it depends on how far along the BST you go. We did about 1.8 miles out and back today.
Trail Type: Out and Back with a loop option.
Difficulty: DR4. That is a climb!
Elevation Gain: About 476 ft for just the switchbacks. We did about 488 ft going up and down the BST.
Restroom: Yes, although I am not sure if it is open during winter.
Dogs? Yes, leashed. Please clean up after your furry friend.
To Get Here:
Take i15 to exit 319 in Centerville Use the right 2 lanes to turn right onto W 400 N/W Parrish Ln (signs for Centerville) Use the left 2 lanes to turn left onto N Main St. Turn right onto Old Haul Rd. Turn left onto Park Hills Dr. Turn right onto E 1700 S/Lund Ln
The Trail:
Memorial of some sort. we didn’t have time to check it out.
Trailhead sign.
Onto the trail!
Memorial bench.
Which offers a nice view of Farmington Bay. And I see the trailers I walked past yesterday on the Legacy Parkway Trail.
The switchbacks are pretty easy going. Nice and wide. And after today's storm not at all muddy. Definitely a good choice today.
Bluejay.
The trail again.
View again.
The trail is lined with these rocks, which is what makes it so highly visible from below.
One of the steeper slopes.
Switch a roo.
I will never tire of this view.
Tighter switchbacks.
View again.
Panoramic. It’s a shame the clouds are obscuring Antelope Island.
Almost to the top, phew! It’s not the toughest climb ever, but I could tell we were definitely starting to slow down.
Hooray! We made it to the Bonneville Shoreline Trail! Last time we were here we arbitrarily decided to go north, but today I wanted to explore the gullies to the south.
Well we did make it high enough to see some of the new snow. Honestly I was a little worried we would see more.
The first one has a little trickle of a stream coming down it.
Continuing along the BST.
I guess the bulk of the snow is still a little ways up though.
Fun with reflections.
View again.
2nd gully.
I don't know if people are still allowed to drive on this, but there is no way I would. Meep.
Nearing the 3rd gully.
There appears to be a trail up this one. Can’t find any information on it, but I imagine it leads to one of those peaks, possibly Bountiful Peak.
There is a lower trail with a short connector trail here if you want you can make a balloon trail to return on.
A little further south. I wanted to keep going, but we had to be somewhere else, so it was time to turn around.
Snow above.
Back to the 3rd gully.
I happened to notice a deer up above.
Decided to climb up a little ways.
Doesn’t look too bad. Might have to come back to explore.
Back to the 1st gully.
The view below again.
Now we just have to go back down the switchbacks. Oh boy.
Not too bad up here.
The mountains at the south end of the valley.
Deer trails.
Aside from the memorial bench at the first switchback, there are several other benches to rest on if this trail is kicking your butt.
Wow, we made it down pretty quickly! Random birdhouse tree.
That was a little tougher than I remember, but it was a good workout, and I have been missing the good workouts lately. The little gullies were, neat, but nothing particularly exceptional, but the view was pretty nice. We only ran into a few other people today. Meh, last time I gave it a 6, and I think it will keep that.
As for difficulty, this one is absolutely a climb! But it’s not to bad, and the trail is smooth. Going with a DR3.
Dogs are allowed, leashed. Please clean up after your furry friends.
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