Upper Eagle Falls–Eagle Lake, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Emerald Bay, CA. The route passes Upper Eagle Falls and Eagle Lake. It climbs 1,658 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,585 – 8,186 ft · steepest grade: 31%4.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Eagle Trail 38.95200, -120.11327
Nearest town Emerald Bay, CA
Directions
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Upper Eagle Falls–Eagle Lake, 3 sights
4.6 mi · ▲ 1,658 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 6,585–8,185 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Eagle Trail · 38.95200, -120.11327
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Eagle Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftPass Upper Eagle Falls.
- 0.6 miPass Eagle Lake.
- 100 ftBear right onto Eagle Lake Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Eagle Falls Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miReach Upper Eagle Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Eagle Lake Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Eagle Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F52°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
84°63°
Wed
83°59°
Thu
82°59°
Fri
82°60°
Sat
83°60°
Sun
83°59°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~92 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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