Burro Loop Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,132 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Burro Loop Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,132 ft. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Burro Loop Trail
7.9 mi · ▲ 1,132 ft · 3 hr 12 min
Elevation 3,089–3,486 ft
Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area
Trailhead: 34.10499, -116.29535
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 103°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 20 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:46 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Larkspur Avenue, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Haggis, heading E.
- 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 E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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 right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Larkspur Avenue, heading SW.
- 0.4 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 3.5 mi in (~97 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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More from this trailhead
- Haggis 2.6 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Haggis–Jericho Road, 5 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 327 ft
- Old Dale Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 698 ft
- Burro Loop Trail 9.3 mi · ▲ 1,323 ft
- West Access Trail via Burro Loop Trail 9.6 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft
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