Section K From Echo Lake Resort

Section K: Echo Lake Resort to Donner Pass

From Echo Lake Resort, northbound

To Echo Lake trail

• K1. Lower middle of map
  

• Heavily traveled tourist and homeowner pathway. No Water. 7/17/04
  

• Taking the water taxi across the lake is one of the few places where it is possible to blue blaze the PCT. Maybe the only one.

To Lake Aloha

• K2. Middle left of map
  

• First water at square 19 of Lake Aloha. 7/17/04

To Dicks Pass

• K2. Top left of map
  

• Lots of water on approach to Pass
  

• Several creeks just below pass summit. 7/17/04

To Fontanillis Lake

• K3. Bottom middle of map
  

• Spur trail to lake. 7/17/04

To Middle Velma Lake

• K3. Section 36
  

• Outlet of lake. Flowing. 7/17/04

To Phipps Creek

• K3. Section 23
  

• Water. Flowing. 7/17/04

To Richardson Lake

• K4. Section 33
  

• Water. 7/17/04

To Miller Creek

• K4. Section 29
  

• Water. Flowing. 7/17/04

To Bear Creek

• K5. Section 20
  

• Water. Flowing. 7/17/04

To Barker Pass

• K5. Section 18
  

• 1) Several springs before pass
  

• 2) No water at pass
  

• 3) Several springs after pass

To Five Lakes Creek

• K6. Section 6
  

• Water. Flowing. 7/18/04

To Whiskey Creek and Unnamed Spring

• K6. Sections 2 & 3
  

• Water. Flowing. 7/18/04

To Granite Chief Pass

• K7. Section 35
  

• 1) Water at Middle Fork American River, bottom of square
  

• 2) Water at Squaw Creek, top of square. Flowing. 7/19/04

To Middle of map

• K7. Sections 23 and 14
  

• Several springs and creeks in this area. Flowing. 7/19/04

To Below Mount Judah

• K8. Section 21
  

• Unnamed Spring. Unknown condition.

To Donner Pass, State Route 40

• K8. Section 16
  

• 1) At road, turn right to get to pass.
  

• 2) Phone booth reported to be somewhere at pass. Cell phones work at least a mile south of it. Call for ride to Pooh Corner. (530) 587-4485.

To Pooh Corner

To Truckee

To Interstate 80

• K8. Squares 8, 9 & 16
  

• Various suspect water puddles.