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Round Lake Trail
California
California
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2.4 mi
Distance
2,133 ft
Gain
1h 53m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Plumas National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Through-trail
Out & back
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Round Lake Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,133 ft
- Elevation loss
- 2,133 ft
- Highest point
- 7,314 ft
- Lowest point
- 6,600 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Round Lake Trail is an 8.32-mile out-and-back hike in California with 2,133 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,314 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- Starts at
- 7,314 ft
- High point
- 7,314 ft
- Total climbing
- 2,133 ft
- Total descent
- 2,133 ft
- Steepest stretch
- 21% grade around mile 3.4 on the way out
- Length (round trip)
- 4.8 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Sagehen Creek, CA weather station, 29 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan40° high15° low
- Feb41° high15° low
- Mar48° high19° low
- Apr53° high22° low
- May62° high28° low
- Jun72° high32° low
- Jul80° high37° low
- Aug79° high35° low
- Sep73° high31° low
- Oct61° high24° low
- Nov49° high20° low
- Dec39° high14° low
Where it is
- Beckwourth Ranger District · Ranger district
- Plumas National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Plumas National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:
Stage I Fire Restrictions - Plumas National Forest
fire-restriction · posted Sep 5, 2026
Plumas National Forest Camping Stay and Occupancy Limits
information · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Oakland Pond TrailHiking0.3 mi
- Silver Lake TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Cottonwood Group CampCamping1.1 mi
- Gold Lk 4x4 CampgroundCamping1.2 mi
- Frazier CreekCanoeing4.4 mi
- Salmon CreekCanoeing4.7 mi
- Free For All ValleyRock climbing6.6 mi
- Warm Up BoulderRock climbing6.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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