Burro Loop Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,296 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Burro Loop Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,296 ft. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Burro Loop Trail
8.3 mi · ▲ 1,296 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Elevation 3,089–3,535 ft
Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area
Trailhead: 34.10536, -116.28336
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 W.
- 0.3 miTurn 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 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Burro Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Burro Loop Access Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Burro Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Burro Loop Access Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Burro Loop Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, 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 (~82 min). Leave by 6:04 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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