Desert View Conservation Area

Burro Loop Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,105 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Burro Loop Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,105 ft. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,091 – 3,534 ft7.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.10536, -116.28336
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Burro Loop Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 1,105 ft · 2 hr 49 min

Elevation 3,089–3,535 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.10536, -116.28336

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 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.

Trail surface

11% dirt89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 6:46 PM

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