5.8 mi from the trailheadLovers Leap Campground
Campground
Hike
Aloha Desolation
- Ends at Lake Aloha
- Inside Eldorado National Forest
- 2,136 ft of climbing
12.1 mi loop · 2,135 ft gain · 8,414 ft high point · Very hard
From Echo Trailhead, a loop with PCT - California Section K, the Pacific Crest Trail, the Lake of the Woods Trail, and Lake of the Woods
In Eldorado National Forest · California · U.S. Forest Service
About this hike
Aloha Desolation is a 12.1-mile loop from Echo Trailhead in Eldorado National Forest to Lake Aloha, Lake of the Woods, and Lake Margery via the Pacific Crest Trail.
Elevation
2,135 ft of gain, the approach both ways included.
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.
