California hiking trails - Round Lake Trail, Northern Sierra Nevada, Nevada County

   
  There are so many magnificent hiking trails for backpacking in California, and Round Lake Trail in Nevada County is one of them. Backcountry backpacking in California is such a splendid thing to do. Hitting the backcountry hiking trails is always a cool thing to do, and if you happen to be in Nevada County of California, Round Lake Trail is a wonderful local backcountry hiking trail for doing a bit of leg stretching. Throughout the months of summer, highs mostly are in the 90's at Round Lake Trail. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the
    40's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Round Lake Trail. Round Lake Trail is a long drive away from Truckee-Grass Valley, but there's nice natural loveliness right here for you along it. Round Lake Trail
stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Round Lake Trail is a wonderful place of typical precipitation; the month with most of the rain is January; the driest month of the year is July. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 3.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Each one of the many hiking trails of California is well worth a backcountry walk. This is just one of a large number of backcountry trails  
in this vicinity. The striking wilderness hiking trails of the Northern Sierra Nevada are a very brilliant way to see these peaks. Being 4 miles long it's an average length wilderness hiking trail. At parts of the year this vicinity sees very little rain, so don’t forget to check for any current fire restrictions before you go. Round Lake Trail has only one trailhead, so you'll be backcountry backpacking it in and back out. Backcountry hiking here in California is always an enjoyable thing to do. The total elevation difference for Round Lake Trail is 406 feet which is a lower than average number. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is not a very long hiking and backpacking trail but you should still bring some emergency supplies just in case something happens. This wilderness hiking trail is a normal length wilderness hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes it a glorious backcountry trail for the average person looking for a glorious adventure.

Briefly about the general area:
This place, Round Lake Trail, it completely has so much outdoors entertaining stuff. And if that's not enough there's a heap more entertaining things to do in the Northern Sierra Nevada. Soar down the rapids of Yuba River - South Fork in a kayak, and swing by Alder Creek it's a perfect spot to go to.
Camping is available at Grouse Ridge Campground, and get soaked paddling on Fordyce Creek. Visit Money Creek if you're here at Round Lake Trail; why not camp at Carr-Feeley Campground if you're here at Round Lake Trail. Do set aside some time for Loney Meadow if you're here at Round Lake Trail, and you'll meet a lot of folks from Truckee-Grass Valley here.

Location of Trailhead: Latitude 39.3992, Longitude -120.6368
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Total in and out hiking length = 4 miles

Total climbing distance = 1.7 miles

Difficulty : Medium

Casual Hiking Pace: 3.5 hours

Fast Hiking Pace: 2.5 hours

Total elevation difference: 406 feet


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 Trails Near Round Lake Trail:
Crooked Lakes Trail, Nevada County , 1 miles away,  7.4 hiking miles, 350 feet elevation difference
Bowman Mountain Trail, Nevada County , 2 miles away, 3.6 hiking miles, 1277 feet elevation difference
Spaulding Lake Trail, Nevada County , 2 miles away,  3.6 hiking miles, 601 feet elevation difference
Grouse Ridge Trail, Nevada County , 3 miles away,  6.2 hiking miles, 1886 feet elevation difference
Glacier Lakes Trail, Nevada County , 4 miles away,  9 hiking miles, 770 feet elevation difference
Canyon Creek Trail, Nevada County , 4 miles away, 4.9 hiking miles, 1929 feet elevation difference
Eagle Bird Trail, Nevada County , 6 miles away, 1.6 hiking miles, 1371 feet elevation difference
 Camp Grounds Near Round Lake Trail:
Grouse Ridge Campground, Nevada County, 1 miles away
Carr-Feeley Campground, Nevada County, 1 miles away
Lindsey Campground, Nevada County, 2 miles away
Fuller Lake Campground, Nevada County, 3 miles away
McMurray Campground, Nevada County, 4 miles away
 Whitewater Near Round Lake Trail:
Fordyce Creek, Nevada County County , 5 miles away, Class IV-V - 12 miles long (Fordyce Lake to Lake Spaulding)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County County , 5 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 7.5 miles long (Cisco Grove to Spaulding Reservoir)
Yuba River - South Fork, Nevada/ Placer County County , 10 miles away, Class IV-V - 5.2 miles long (Kingvale to Cisco Grove)
American River - North Fork, Placer County County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 12.3 miles long (Tadpole Creek to Euchre Bar)
Yuba River - North Fork, Sierra County County , 11 miles away, Class IV-V - 13 miles long (Wild Plum Campground to Downieville)
 Hotels Near Round Lake Trail:
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City , 16 miles away
Chalet View Lodge, Graeagle , 21 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Truckee, Ca, Truckee , 28 miles away
Nevada City Inn, Nevada City , 28 miles away
Piety Hill Cottages, Nevada City , 28 miles away
 Lakes Near Round Lake Trail
Lindsey Lakes, Nevada County , 1 miles away
Rucker Lake, Nevada County , 3 miles away

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