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Echo Lake to Emerald Bay via PCT and Mount Tallac Loop route map
Difficulty: ExpertLoop
California

Echo Lake to Emerald Bay via PCT and Mount Tallac Loop

Echo Lake, California

42.0 mi

Distance

12,402 ft

Elev. Gain

18h 53m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

Echo Lake to Emerald Bay via PCT and Mount Tallac Loop is a loop trail in El Dorado County, California. It is 42 miles long and gains 12,402 feet. It is in or next to Meyers, California.

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Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,919 ft
Max:2,956 ft
Gain:3,780 ft
Loss:3,780 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,919 ft and 2,956 ft across 42.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,919 ft2,265 ft2,610 ft2,956 ft0.0 mi10.5 mi21.0 mi31.5 mi42.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,271 ft
High point30.5 mi2,956 ft
End42.0 mi2,271 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Meyers, CA · in or next to town
County:
El Dorado County, CA

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

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