Round Top–Winnemucca Lake, 6 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Kirkwood, CA. The route passes Winnemucca Lake and Round Top Lake before reaching Round Top at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It climbs 2,273 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,186 – 10,368 ft · steepest grade: 49%6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Winnemucca Trail 38.69067, -120.00933
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Round Top–Winnemucca Lake, 6 sights
6.4 mi · ▲ 2,273 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 8,186–10,369 ft
Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness
Trailhead: Winnemucca Trail · 38.69067, -120.00933
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Winnemucca Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miPass Winnemucca Lake.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Camp Irene Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Round Top Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Round Top Summit Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miReach Round Top, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Round Top Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Winnemucca Trail, heading E.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% dirt41% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:24 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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