Desert View Conservation Area

Burro Loop Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Burro Loop Trail is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,162 ft. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,091 – 3,534 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.10318, -116.28334
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Burro Loop Trail

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 3,089–3,535 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.10318, -116.28334

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 103°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 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

17% dirt83% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 103°F80°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind18 mphUV9Humidity9%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 103°77°
Wed 99°75°
Thu 102°77°
Fri 103°82°
Sat 104°83°
Sun 101°82°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~87 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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