5.8 mi from the trailheadLovers Leap Campground
Campground
Hike
Pony Express
- Passes Lower Echo Lake
- Inside Eldorado National Forest
- 2,250 ft of climbing
11.3 mi out & back · 2,250 ft gain · 7,623 ft high point · Very hard
From Echo Trailhead via the Tahoe Rim Trail, PCT - California Section J, and the Pacific Crest Trail (1.6 mi)
In Eldorado National Forest · California · U.S. Forest Service
About this hike
Starting from Echo Trailhead, this 11.3-mile out-and-back route on the Tahoe Rim Trail and PCT passes Lower Echo Lake and Lake Audrian in Eldorado National Forest.
Elevation
2,250 ft of gain round trip.
Camp near here
The closest places to sleep, measured from the trailhead.
- 5.8 mi from the trailhead
More hikes nearby
Ranked the same way, within twenty-five miles.
