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

  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. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miReach Donkey Town Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 1.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Donkey Town Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 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°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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