2.2 hr
Overview
This trail is best accessed from a small parking area located on the west side of 89. Be aware that this parking area fill up quickly! <br><br>Start off on easy trail, then meet a short set of nicely-carved stone stairs after a quarter mile. Cross a lovely bridge at Eagle Falls. <br><br>Enjoy the falls and then continue on uphill until you can take a right on the Eagle Lake Access Trail to Eagle Lake, which is just a tiny ways off the main trail. Take a cold dip in the lake and enjoy the relative solitude of this Tahoe gem.<br><br>The VAST majority of people turn around here, but the trail continues on, skirting up the ridge until meeting the Bayview Lake Trail. From that intersection, you can make a nice loop back to the highway by using the Bayview Trail and then going back on the highway for a mile to your starting point.
Trail Stats
4.0 km
502 m
2496 m
2003 m
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Photos
The southern side of Jakes Peak
The southern side of Jakes Peak
The bridge crossing along the Eagle Lake Trail.
The bridge crossing along the Eagle Lake Trail.
Ascending rocky steps along the Eagle Lake Trail.
Ascending rocky steps along the Eagle Lake Trail.
Snow covered Eagle Falls Trail near the Bayview Trail junction
Snow covered Eagle Falls Trail near the Bayview Trail junction
Jakes Peak and Maggies Peak from snowy Eagle Falls Trail
Jakes Peak and Maggies Peak from snowy Eagle Falls Trail
Eagle Lake in front of Phipps Peak, Jakes Peak, and Maggies Peaks
Eagle Lake in front of Phipps Peak, Jakes Peak, and Maggies Peaks
Phipps Peak after the first snow in fall.
Phipps Peak after the first snow in fall.
Phipps Peak and Jakes Peak
Phipps Peak and Jakes Peak
Lake Tahoe and Emerald Bay from the vista point at the end of the Eagle Trail Loop
Lake Tahoe and Emerald Bay from the vista point at the end of the Eagle Trail Loop
Eagle Creek just before Upper Eagle Falls, showing bridge over Eagle Creek. Went off trail for this shot.
Eagle Creek just before Upper Eagle Falls, showing bridge over Eagle Creek. Went off trail for this shot.
Phipps Peak and Jakes Peak from Eagle Lake
Phipps Peak and Jakes Peak from Eagle Lake
Phipps Peak from Eagle Falls Trail
Phipps Peak from Eagle Falls Trail
Eagle's View.
Eagle's View.
Looking back on snowy Eagle Falls Trail towards Phipps Peak and Jakes Peak
Looking back on snowy Eagle Falls Trail towards Phipps Peak and Jakes Peak
Emerald Bay from Eagle Falls Trail
Emerald Bay from Eagle Falls Trail
Jakes Peak from the snowy side of Maggies Peaks
Jakes Peak from the snowy side of Maggies Peaks