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Eagles Lake to Fontanillis Lake Loop route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back
California

Eagles Lake to Fontanillis Lake Loop

South Lake Tahoe, California

10.0 mi

Distance

3,468 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 34m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Eagles Lake to Fontanillis Lake Loop 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:2,016 ft
Max:2,589 ft
Gain:1,057 ft
Loss:1,057 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,016 ft and 2,589 ft across 10.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,016 ft2,207 ft2,398 ft2,589 ft0.0 mi2.5 mi5.0 mi7.5 mi10.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,016 ft
High point6.0 mi2,589 ft
End10.0 mi2,016 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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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