Slide Canyon Rock Canyon Loop

Trail Description

We started at the Rock Canyon parking lot and took the Bonneville Shoreline trail south. This meets up with the Y trailhead (no biking on the Y trail). Once you get to the top of the Y there is a trail that goes up and to the right (south) which goes up into Slide Canyon. Part way up the trail there is an option to head to the north and the summit of the Y. The marker was written on a tree, and it isn't much of a trail. You keep hiking up, and once you go through the meadow, you know you are getting fairly close to your next turn. At the top, there is a sign that says "First Right Fork Rock Canyon" with an arrow. Follow the arrow down that trail to the left, heading north (if you went south you would end up around Slate Canyon). The First Right Fork trail will eventually lead you back to the Rock Canyon Trail (where you should head down to go back to the parking lot). The first part on the Bonneville and Y trail are a little boring, but after that, it is beautiful. We hiked up to the sign we mentioned and then skied down. The top of the mountain was mostly powder and several feet deep. If you want to ski, I would go the same direction around the circle (you end with the pretty part and the trail is more conducive to skiing). - hiram

Trail Statistics

Map Length: 8.16 miles / 13.13 km

Real Length: 8.41 miles / 13.54 km

Elevation Range: 5084 - 7924 feet / 1549 - 2415 meters

Elevation Traveled: 8105 feet (4024 up, 4081 down)

2470 meters (1226 up, 1243 down)

Elevation per Mile: 963 feet / 293 meters

Activities: Hiking,Mountain Biking,Snowshoeing,Cross Country Skiing

Elevation Profile