AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Desert View Conservation Area

West Access Trail via Burro Loop Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 3 hr 48 min

West Access Trail via Burro Loop Trail is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Desert View Conservation Area near Joshua Tree, CA. It climbs 1,185 ft. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi3,091 – 3,534 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 34.10499, -116.29535
Nearest town Joshua Tree, CA
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West Access Trail via Burro Loop Trail

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,185 ft · 3 hr 48 min

Elevation 3,089–3,533 ft

Out & Back · Desert View Conservation Area

Trailhead: 34.10499, -116.29535

Weather Aug 5: Clear, high 102°F / low 76° · precip 0% · wind 16 mph · sunrise 6:00 AM · sunset 7:44 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Larkspur Avenue, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Haggis, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.5 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 1.8 miContinue straight onto West Access Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miReach West Access Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Burro Loop Trail, heading E.
  16. 1.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Haggis, heading W.
  25. 0.6 miTurn left onto Larkspur Avenue, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-access-trail-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 102°F76°
Feels like86°Precip0%Wind16 mphUV9Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
105°75°
Sunrise 6:00 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:44 PM
Wed 102°78°
Thu 102°80°
Fri 103°80°
Sat 105°82°
Sun 104°84°
Mon 101°75°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:44 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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