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Wrights Lake and Enchanted Pools Loop

From the Wrights Lake trailhead area, this loop leaves the lakeshore through the inlet meadows and forest, joining the Twin Lakes Trail in the Eldorado National Forest and at the edge of Desolation Wilderness.

It then heads toward the Enchanted Pools, where South Fork Silver Creek works through polished granite into pools and cascades, before curving around the Tyler Lake Trail and Rockbound Trail sector among open Sierra slabs, sparse woodland, and mountain views.

The return closes the loop by descending toward Old Corral Loop Trail and Wrights Lake, bringing the main scenery in sequence: lake, marshy creek, forest, granite pools, falling water, mountain terrain, and the quiet lakeside basin.

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  • Distance: 6.4 Km
  • Elevation gain: 137 m
  • Maximum elevation: 2,229 m
  • Elevation loss: 136 m
  • Minimum elevation: 2,122 m
  • Moving time: 2 h 57 m
  • Moving speed: 2.2 Km/h
  • Maximum speed: 6.0 Km/h
  • Total time: 3 h 15 m
  • Global speed: 2.0 Km/h

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Trail profile

  • Distance: 6.4 Km
  • Elevation gain: 137 m
  • Maximum elevation: 2,229 m
  • Elevation loss: 136 m
  • Minimum elevation: 2,122 m
  • Moving time: 2 h 57 m
  • Moving speed: 2.2 Km/h
  • Maximum speed: 6.0 Km/h
  • Total time: 3 h 15 m
  • Global speed: 2.0 Km/h

About this trail

Name: Wrights Lake and Enchanted Pools Loop trail, distance, elevation, map, profile, GPS track

Start: Service road, El Dorado County, California, United States (38.84961 -120.22570)

End: Service road, El Dorado County, California, United States (38.84959 -120.22562)

Coordinates: 38.84959 -120.22946 38.86938 -120.21664

Gear up for your next adventure:

🧺Fast-Dry Microfiber Towels - Large towels that pack down to the size of an orange
Altimeter Barometer Watches - Outdoor watches with built-in sensors to track altitude changes and weather shifts
🔪Multitools - Compact tools for outdoor use
🔋Solar Power Banks - Charge your phone and GPS using the sun while deep in the bush
🩹Blister Prevention Tape - Apply to friction points before they become painful sores

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