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Donkey Town Trail–El Burro Trail, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Donkey Town Trail–El Burro Trail, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 1,005 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,870 – 6,470 ft9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31206, -120.20472
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Donkey Town Trail–El Burro Trail, 3 sights

9 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,869–6,469 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.31206, -120.20472

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Donkey Town Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto El Burro Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  6. 2.2 miContinue straight onto Rocky Spur, heading S.
  7. 200 ftBear right onto Woodcamp Road, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto Rocky Road, heading SE.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.7 miReach Donkey Town Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 1.2 miBear right onto Woodcamp Road, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Rocky Spur, heading NE.
  13. 2.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto El Burro Trail, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear left onto Donkey Town Trail, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  18. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/donkey-town-trail-el-burro-trail-out-back-3-sights-14-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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