5.8 mi from the trailheadLovers Leap Campground
Campground
Hike
Sayles Canyon
- Passes Lower Echo Lake
- Inside Eldorado National Forest
- 4,995 ft of climbing
21.7 mi out & back · 4,995 ft gain · 8,754 ft high point · Very hard
From Echo Trailhead via the Tahoe Rim Trail, PCT - California Section J, and the Pacific Crest Trail (5.8 mi)
In Eldorado National Forest · California · U.S. Forest Service
About this hike
Starting from Echo Trailhead, this 21.7-mile out-and-back route on the Tahoe Rim Trail and PCT climbs 4,995 feet in Eldorado National Forest.
Elevation
4,995 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.
