Desert View Conservation Area

Burro Loop Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,323 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Burro Loop Trail is a 9.3-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,323 ft. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,091 – 3,498 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.10499, -116.29535
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA

Directions

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Burro Loop Trail

9.3 mi · ▲ 1,323 ft · 3 hr 46 min

Elevation 3,089–3,499 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.10499, -116.29535

Weather Sep 21: Overcast, high 84°F / low 68° · precip 4% · wind 17 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 6:45 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Larkspur Avenue, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Haggis, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 1.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Burro Loop Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miBear left onto Burro Loop Access Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Burro Loop Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miBear left onto Burro Loop Access Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Burro Loop Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  24. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  29. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Haggis, heading N.
  30. 0.6 miTurn left onto Larkspur Avenue, heading NW.
  31. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F68°
Precip4%Wind17 mphUV7Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
85°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:45 PM
Tue 83°62°
Wed 88°67°
Thu 88°73°
Fri 88°72°
Sat 88°71°
Sun 87°70°

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