Pacific Crest Trail at Echo Lake - El Dorado Co. CA - Long Distance Hiking Trails on Waymarking.com

Part of backcountry and wilderness hiking is the necessity of finding good water. An occasional general store is not a bad thing either.
The one nearby does offer a land phone. The trails overlap for over 20 miles. They meet from the north at Twin Peaks in the Granite Chief Wilderness at an elevation of 8,420 ft.
There is a register, overview map, at the trailhead.
public restrooms are available nearby (& big enough to change in).
Hikers are over 7,000 feet at Echo and Dick's Peak (about 1/2 way) is over 9,000 ft. No lakes on the northern half until Richardson or Miller. www.TomHarrisonmaps.com
Good boots are imperative on granite.
Permits are required for the Desolation wilderness Area. www.fs.usda.gov/ltbmu 530 543-2600

Coordinates of the other end's trailhead: N 39° 00.000 W 120° 00.000 Recommended number of days to complete: 2.00 Distance in miles or kilometres: 23 Shelters?: No Designated campsites?: No Number of designated campsites: 1 Permit Required?: Yes Trail Website: [Web Link] Best Season to Hike?: summer only Overnight parking coordinates: N 38° 50.023 W 120° 02.560 Overnight parking fee: Not Listed Permit Fees?: Not Listed Intermediate Trailhead 1: Not Listed Intermediate Trailhead 2: Not Listed Intermediate Trailhead 3: Not Listed Intermediate Trailhead 4: Not Listed Intermediate Trailhead 5: Not Listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   09/05/2014 sbcamper visited it