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

   
  Outdoors people generally like this part of California. Gotta get out of the city man, and Round Lake Trail in Nevada County, California is an excellent place to go. Every hiking trail in California has its own unique loveliness. Round Lake Trail is a great outdoors hiking trail relatively far from Truckee-Grass Valley, but it is an excellent great outdoors hiking trail. And keep in mind that there could be temporary safety restrictions in location. California has plenty of magnificent hiking trails, and Round Lake Trail is one of them, and it's in Nevada
    County. This backpacking trail sometimes gets very dry, so do check for current fire restrictions before you go if you plan to bring a stove or make a camp fire. Even though this is not a very long backpacking trail it's always delightful to bring some emergency supplies, you never
know what could happen. There are so many backpacking and hiking trails in this area. With its 4 miles of walking distance it's a mid length backcountry trek. The yearly rain here at Round Lake Trail is about average; January is when you get the most rain here while July is ordinarily the driest month. Backcountry backpacking in California is the magnificent thing to do. The time needed for this trek is roughly 3.5 hours, but you never know stuff could go wrong and you could get stuck so be prepared for that. Summertime highs at Round Lake Trail regularly tend  
to be in the 90's. Summer overnight lows drop down to the 40's. Highs during the wintertime are typically in the 40's with winter lows in the 20's overnight here at Round Lake Trail. There's not much difference in elevation along the trail, so you won’t have to worry about different climate zones along your backcountry trek. This hiking trail has only one trailhead, so in and out is the way to backcountry trek it normally. Backcountry trekking here in the Northern Sierra Nevada is a good way to explore these mountains. Round Lake Trail is a normal length hiking trail with an average amount of climbing distance which makes this backpacking and hiking trail pleasant for the average trekker looking for a fun adventure. This hiking trail has a total elevation difference of 406 feet which is lower than average.

Briefly about the general area:
During your journey to Round Lake Trail you'll meet some people from Truckee-Grass Valley for sure; a great place to camp here at Round Lake Trail is Grouse Ridge Campground. Soar down the rapids of Yuba River - South Fork in a kayak, and there's some flowing water nearby, Alder Creek is a stream you can have a look at while here.
While you're here at Round Lake Trail it's a magnificent idea to stop by Loney Meadow, and camping is available at Carr-Feeley Campground. Whohoo, so many amusing things in one place! The Northern Sierra Nevada is excellent! Get wet paddling on Fordyce Creek, and Money Creek is next to Round Lake Trail and is always a diversion to take a look at. But wait, there's more to do in the neighborhood of Round Lake Trail.

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, 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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