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Eagle Falls to Lake Schmidell and Lake Louis route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
California

Eagle Falls to Lake Schmidell and Lake Louis

Tahoma, California

19.1 mi

Distance

4,291 ft

Elev. Gain

8h 31m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Eagle Falls to Lake Schmidell and Lake Louis unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,015 ft
Max:2,565 ft
Gain:1,631 ft
Loss:1,631 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,015 ft and 2,565 ft across 19.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,015 ft2,198 ft2,382 ft2,565 ft0.0 mi4.8 mi9.5 mi14.3 mi19.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,017 ft
High point8.3 mi2,565 ft
End19.1 mi2,017 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
South Lake Tahoe, CA · about 6 mi away
County:
El Dorado County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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