Rocky View Trail & West Access Trail via Burro Loop Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Rocky View Trail & West Access Trail via Burro Loop Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Panorama Heights, CA. It climbs 625 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,189 – 3,534 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rainbow Ridge Road 34.09376, -116.26580
Nearest town Panorama Heights, CA

Directions

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Rocky View Trail & West Access Trail via Burro Loop Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 625 ft · 1 hr 57 min

Elevation 3,188–3,533 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rainbow Ridge Road · 34.09376, -116.26580

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 102°F / low 81° · precip 0% · wind 21 mph · sunrise 5:59 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Access Trail, heading NE.
  2. 1.1 miTurn right onto Burro Loop Trail, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear left onto Burro Loop Access Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Burro Loop Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rocky View Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftSharp left onto Burro Loop Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miReach West Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right onto Rocky View Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Burro Loop Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miBear left onto Burro Loop Access Trail, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Burro Loop Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto West Access Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

ClearTemperature 102°F81°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind21 mphUV9Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
105°80°
Sunrise 5:59 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Tue 101°80°
Wed 98°75°
Thu 102°79°
Fri 103°82°
Sat 103°82°
Sun 100°80°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:23 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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