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

   
  There are great outdoors hiking trails all over California; one of them being Round Lake Trail in Nevada County. Each great outdoors hiking trail in California has its own unique loveliness. Relatively far from Truckee-Grass Valley you run into Round Lake Trail, but it is one of many glorious hiking and backpacking trails in this area. The amount of rainfall that falls at Round Lake Trail is near the national average; most of the rain falls through January, and the driest month is July. Gotta get out of the city man, and Round Lake Trail in Nevada County,
    California is the great outdoors at its best. This backcountry hike shouldn't take more than 3.5 hours, but of course some folks walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. This area does get very dry sometimes, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to
bring a stove or make a camp fire. The backcountry trails of the Northern Sierra Nevada are the best way to enjoy these peaks. High temperatures at Round Lake Trail through the summertime are in the 90's. Summer nighttime lows sink down to the 40's. High temperatures during the winter are normally in the 40's, and nighttime lows at Round Lake Trail during the winter generally sink into the 20's. This part of California has a magnificent deal of available outdoors activities. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. This is not a very long  
backpacking and hiking trail but it's always wonderful to bring some emergency supplies, you never know what could happen. Round Lake Trail is 4 miles long it's an average length backpacking and hiking trail. There is only one trailhead, so you'll be backpacking it in and back out. This backcountry trail is a normal length backcountry trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes it a magnificent wilderness trail for the average person looking for a magnificent adventure. This backcountry hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 406 feet which is a lower than average number. Backpacking here in California is always an enjoyable thing to do. There are so many wilderness trails in this region. The backpacking and hiking trail stays roughly within the same elevation zone the whole time which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish.

Briefly about the general area:
This place, Round Lake Trail, it simply has so much outdoors entertaining stuff. This river has it all. Grouse Ridge Campground is a fine campground here, and Loney Meadow is a delightful place here at Round Lake Trail.
Now, you may think that's heaps but there's even more amusing stuff to do here in the Northern Sierra Nevada. A perfect location for whitewater paddling close to Round Lake Trail is Yuba River - South Fork, and since you're here, you could check out Alder Creek. Get your pulse rate up on the splendid whitewater of Fordyce Creek, and Round Lake Trail is a good location to camp, Carr-Feeley Campground is a good location. A quick journey to Money Creek close to Round Lake Trail is a great idea; 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:
Rainbow Lodge, Soda Springs , 5 miles away
Shinneyboo Creek Cabin Resort, Soda Springs , 9 miles away
Hoyfjellet Lodge, Soda Springs , 9 miles away
Deer Creek Inn, Nevada City , 16 miles away
Always Inn Tahoe Bed and Breakfast, Soda Springs , 17 miles away
 Lakes Near Round Lake Trail
Hidden Lake, Nevada County , 0 miles away
Island Lake, Nevada County , 0 miles away

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