El Burro
4.2 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 1 hr 31 min
El Burro is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,870 – 6,017 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31206, -120.20472
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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El Burro
4.2 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 5,869–6,019 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 39.31206, -120.20472
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto El Burro, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% dirt10% paved21% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Donkey Town Trail–El Burro Trail, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft
- El Burro 5.1 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Donkey Town Trail & El Burro Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 621 ft
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