5.8 mi from the trailheadLovers Leap Campground
Campground
Hike
Pacific Crest Trail
- Passes Lower Echo Lake
- Inside Eldorado National Forest
- 3,828 ft of climbing
14.8 mi out & back · 3,828 ft gain · 8,980 ft high point · Very hard
From Echo Trailhead via the Tahoe Rim Trail, PCT - California Section J, and the Pacific Crest Trail (5.0 mi)
In Eldorado National Forest · California · U.S. Forest Service
About this hike
This 14.8-mile out and back from Echo Trailhead uses the Tahoe Rim Trail and Pacific Crest Trail in Eldorado National Forest, climbing 3,828 feet to 8,980 feet near Echo Summit.
Elevation
3,828 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.
