Where to park for the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in Ogden.

The trail in one paragraph

The Bonneville Shoreline Trail follows the bench where Lake Bonneville's shore used to be, above the houses and below the peaks. The trail committee's region from Pleasant View to I-84 totals 23 miles. The Forest Service lists its two Ogden District segments at 12.22 and 5.5 miles, standard tread, open to hiking, horses and mountain bikes. It's dirt, it climbs and drops between the canyon mouths, and it links every trailhead below to every other one, which is what makes it useful: you can start anywhere.

The trailheads, north to south

North Ogden Divide. Take 2700 North to 1050 East and park on the dirt road just past the last homes. Coldwater Canyon, which used to be an access up here, is closed: a private landowner shut off the road that goes up the canyon, so don't plan on it.

Pioneer trailhead. North on Mountain Road to 2750 North and park at the gate. The Pioneer segment is the paved one, about three miles.

Rainbow Gardens, the Ogden Canyon mouth. Head east on 12th Street, turn right onto Valley Drive just before the canyon, then left into the parking lot. The committee lists 0.85 miles of dirt trail from here, and the Ogden River Parkway, wide and paved, starts nearby.

22nd Street. From Harrison Boulevard, follow 22nd Street east to the end. The committee lists 0.9 miles of dirt trail from here at 4,840 feet, and the Indian Trail starts at the same spot: a moderate hike from 4,840 to 6,100 feet that's not recommended for bikes or horses.

Mount Ogden Park, 27th Street. Follow 27th to the end and park at the park. The committee lists 2.2 miles of dirt trail from here. Taylor Canyon is reached from the top of 27th or from the 29th Street trailhead.

Beus Canyon. Climb the road to a small parking area near the water tanks; the committee lists 4.3 miles of dirt trail from here. There's a second trailhead on Beus Drive with 2.25 miles. The Forest Service and Weber State's recreation center have been improving the Beus Canyon trail.

The Forest Service's own list of trailheads for trail 339 adds 36th Street and the Ogden Nature Center to the ones above.

Two things the committee flags

Hislop Drive is narrow with an exposed drop to one side, so it's not the stretch for a first ride. And the link from Jumpoff Canyon to Rainbow Gardens was listed as under construction when we read the page, with a note that details may be out of date, so treat the north end as changing.