Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Echo Pass viewpoint–Upper Echo Lake, 6 lakes
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,564 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Echo Pass viewpoint–Upper Echo Lake, 6 lakes is a 10.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Echo Lake, CA. The route passes Echo Pass viewpoint, Lower Echo Lake and Upper Echo Lake before reaching Lake Margery at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 1,564 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
Echo Pass viewpoint–Upper Echo Lake, 6 lakes
10.6 mi · ▲ 1,564 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 7,449–8,373 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.83594, -120.04361
Weather Aug 3: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Transit-accessible: Water Taxi stop 157 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Echo Pass viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass Lower Echo Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 2.3 miPass Upper Echo Lake.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Triangle Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tamarack Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Lake Margery.
- 0.2 miReach Echo Pass viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Tamarack Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Triangle Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SE.
- 2.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Water Taxi stop 157 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Johnson Pass & Pacific Crest Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 473 ft
- Echo Pass viewpoint–Upper Echo Lake, 3 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Upper Echo Lake & Lower Echo Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 5 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Angora Peak–Upper Echo Lake, 5 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 2,337 ft
- Glen Alpine Spring–Echo Pass viewpoint, 10 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,715 ft
- Upper Echo Lake–Lower Echo Lake, 7 lakes 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,400 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Echo Lake, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Echo Lake, California