Burro Loop Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Burro Loop Trail is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,129 ft. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi3,091 – 3,534 ft7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 34.10304, -116.28599
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
Directions
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Burro Loop Trail
6.9 mi · ▲ 1,129 ft · 2 hr 52 min
Elevation 3,089–3,535 ft
Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area
Trailhead: 34.10304, -116.28599
Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 84°F / low 68° · precip 3% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:45 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 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
19% dirt81% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 84°F68°
Precip3%Wind18 mphUV7Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Tue
82°63°
Wed
87°66°
Thu
87°73°
Fri
87°71°
Sat
88°71°
Sun
87°69°
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Burro Loop Trail
- 3.5 mi · out & back · via Burro Loop Trail
- 4.6 mi · loop · via Burro Loop Trail
- 6.5 mi · out & back · via Burro Loop Trail
- 6.5 mi · out & back · via Burro Loop Trail
- 6.5 mi · out & back · via Burro Loop Trail
- 6.6 mi · out & back · via Burro Loop Trail
- 6.8 mi · out & back · via Burro Loop Trail
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