5.8 mi from the trailheadLovers Leap Campground
Campground

13.4 mi out & back · 2,576 ft gain · 8,414 ft high point · Very hard
From Echo Trailhead via PCT - California Section K, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Lake of the Woods Trail (4.7 mi)
In Eldorado National Forest · California · U.S. Forest Service
Lake of the Woods trail climbs 2.0 miles to Ropi Lake in Desolation Wilderness, passing Lake of the Woods and near several other lakes.
2,576 ft of gain round trip.
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
What the trail reaches, measured from the start.
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Today: Sunny · wind 5 to 10 mph SW
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