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Burro Loop Access Trail via Burro Loop Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 390 ft. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,386 – 3,701 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.08971, -116.25881
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Burro Loop Access Trail via Burro Loop Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 390 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 3,387–3,701 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 34.08971, -116.25881

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 101°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 15 mph · sunrise 5:58 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 400 ftTurn left onto North Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Burro Loop Access Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Burro Loop Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.4 miReach Burro Loop Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Burro Loop Access Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto North Canyon Trail, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

ClearTemperature 101°F82°
Feels like84°Precip0%Wind15 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 100°79°
Wed 97°75°
Thu 100°77°
Fri 100°80°
Sat 101°80°
Sun 96°78°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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