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Emigrant Lake

Emigrant Lake(edit)

based on 59 tracks & routes | |

DIFFICULT

#29 hike out of 44 in Eldorado National Forest |

DIFFICULT

8.5 mi

Distance

4 hrs 25 min

Time

827 ft

Elev Gain

Overview

This is a difficult out and back trail to No camping within 300 feet of lake in Eldorado National Forest.

This trail goes by → Historic Emigrant Trail, ↗︎ Kirkwood Meadows, and Emigrant Lake Trailhead.

Sights to See

↗︎ Kirkwood Meadows

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jeffreylight66 4 years, 5 months ago

★ ★

YoCal420 4 years, 8 months ago

★

Public Tracks

anthonyzacharakis 7 years, 7 months ago

Caples Lake to Emigrant Lake

https://www.theoutbound.com/lake-tahoe/hiking/hike-caples-lake-to-emigrant-lake#

mhauge1973 1 year, 6 months ago

Sunday Morning Activity

jmc_gi 1 year, 7 months ago

Emigrant Lake Hike

Michael Ranta 4 years, 9 months ago

Emigrant Lake from Caples Lake TH (06/28/21)

willbondurant 5 years, 7 months ago

Emigrant Lake with Richard

y_weimin 5 years, 7 months ago

Track (8/15/20, 7:46:14AM)

gnb1 5 years, 9 months ago

Emigrant Lake

tbidmead 5 years, 9 months ago

Track (6/27/20, 11:21:52AM)

barbashe 6 years, 5 months ago

Emigrant lake

hak221 6 years, 6 months ago

Track (9/8/19, 9:03:52AM)

wood.steve 6 years, 7 months ago

Track (8/29/19, 8:44:31AM)

chris.spandau 7 years, 5 months ago

Track (11/4/18, 9:32:19AM)

bnotareus 7 years, 9 months ago

Emigrant Lake

ormelets 9 years, 8 months ago

Track (8/3/16, 11:47:08AM)

Torey Chumbley 10 years, 8 months ago

emigrant lake (7/26/15)

Emigrant Lake(edit)

Overview

Sights to See

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