Desert View Conservation Area

Burro Loop Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,050 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Burro Loop Trail is an 8.3-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,050 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,051 – 3,488 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.10535, -116.30468
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Burro Loop Trail

8.3 mi · ▲ 1,050 ft · 3 hr 18 min

Elevation 3,051–3,486 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.10535, -116.30468

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 103°F / low 82° · precip 0% · wind 22 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Haggis, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  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 E.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  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 W.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  20. 1.3 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

100% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 103°F82°
Feels like87°Precip0%Wind22 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 102°85°
Wed 100°77°
Thu 104°80°
Fri 104°84°
Sat 105°84°
Sun 101°81°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.7 mi in (~104 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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