Echo Pass viewpoint–Lily Lake, 6 lakes is a 14.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fallen Leaf, CA. The route passes Lily Lake, Upper Echo Lake and Lower Echo Lake before reaching Echo Pass viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.1 miles in. It climbs 3,363 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,634 – 8,242 ft · steepest grade: 29%14.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Angora Lake Trail 38.87162, -120.06327
Nearest town Fallen Leaf, CA
Directions
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Echo Pass viewpoint–Lily Lake, 6 lakes
14.2 mi · ▲ 3,363 ft · 6 hr 25 min
Elevation 6,634–8,241 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Angora Lake Trail · 38.87162, -120.06327
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Angora Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Lily Lake Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miPass Lily Lake.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Tamarack Trail, heading W.
- 2 miTurn left onto Triangle Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Upper Echo Lake.
- 0.9 miPass Lower Echo Lake.
- 1.5 miReach Echo Pass viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miTurn right onto Triangle Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tamarack Trail, heading N.
- 2 miSharp right onto Lily Lake Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Angora Lake Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F46°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV9Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
83°58°
Wed
83°59°
Thu
85°59°
Fri
85°60°
Sat
85°60°
Sun
86°59°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Angora Lake Trail Trailhead
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- Angora Ridge Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 227 ft
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