Desert View Conservation Area

Burro Loop Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 3 hr 28 min

Burro Loop Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,320 ft. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,091 – 3,534 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.10304, -116.28599
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Burro Loop Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 1,320 ft · 3 hr 28 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  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 miBear left, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Burro Loop Trail, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left onto Burro Loop Access Trail, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Burro Loop Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Burro Loop Access Trail, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Burro Loop Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 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.

Trail surface

16% dirt84% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 102°F80°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind18 mphUV9Humidity10%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:46 PM
Tue 102°77°
Wed 99°74°
Thu 102°79°
Fri 103°82°
Sat 104°83°
Sun 100°80°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 6:02 PM for the 7:46 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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