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The Twin Bridges trailhead or Pyramid Creek trailhead is located off
U.S. Route 50
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Echo Pass
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Some of the destinations most accessed by the trailhead are Horsetail Falls (1 mi) and Ropi Lake (1.75 mi) or
Lake of the Woods
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(3 mi) as well as the rest of the
Desolation Wilderness
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. This trailhead offers a commonly accepted route to the summit of Pyramid Peak, although the most popular trailhead to Pyramid Peak is an unmarked trailhead at Rocky Canyon (which is about a mile west of the Pyramid Creek Trailhead). In winter only the first mile is easily accessible as there is very steep exposed terrain after the falls.