Donkey Town Trail & El Burro Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Donkey Town Trail & El Burro Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It climbs 621 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,870 – 6,516 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31206, -120.20472
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Donkey Town Trail & El Burro Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 621 ft · 1 hr 41 min
Elevation 5,869–6,515 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.31206, -120.20472
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Donkey Town Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto El Burro Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Donkey Town Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Donkey Town Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 88°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
90°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
88°59°
Wed
88°58°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
90°58°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
91°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- El Burro 4.2 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- El Burro 5.1 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Donkey Town Trail–El Burro Trail, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft
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