Burro Loop Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,017 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Burro Loop Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,017 ft. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Burro Loop Trail
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,017 ft · 2 hr 43 min
Elevation 3,089–3,486 ft
Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area
Trailhead: 34.11261, -116.29189
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 103°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 21 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Haggis, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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 right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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