5.8 mi from the trailheadLovers Leap Campground
Campground

11.0 mi out & back · 1,796 ft gain · 8,340 ft high point · Hard
From Echo Trailhead via PCT - California Section K and the Pacific Crest Trail (5.0 mi)
In Eldorado National Forest · California · U.S. Forest Service
Aloha reaches Lake Aloha on an 11.0-mile out and back from Echo Trailhead in Eldorado National Forest via the Pacific Crest Trail, passing Lower Echo Lake and Lake Margery.
1,796 ft of gain round trip.
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