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.
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 102°F / low 80° · precip 0% · wind 18 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Django & Sidewinder 2.8 mi · ▲ 398 ft
- Backside Cutoff–Bad Manor, 4 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 564 ft
- Burro Loop Trail 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft
- West Access Trail via Burro Loop Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,182 ft
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