Round Top–Winnemucca Lake, 7 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Mokelumne Wilderness near Kirkwood, CA. The route passes Red Lake, Winnemucca Lake and Round Top Lake before reaching Round Top at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 3,671 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,858 – 10,368 ft · steepest grade: 48%13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Red Lake Road 38.69219, -119.98568
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Round Top–Winnemucca Lake, 7 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 3,671 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 7,857–10,369 ft
Out & Back · Mokelumne Wilderness
Trailhead: Red Lake Road · 38.69219, -119.98568
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Red Lake Road, heading E.
- 1.2 miPass Red Lake.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 1 miSharp left onto Carson Pass to Lake Winnemucca Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miPass Winnemucca Lake.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Camp Irene Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Round Top Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Round Top Summit Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Round Top, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Camp Irene Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Carson Pass to Lake Winnemucca Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Red Lake Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
39% dirt61% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 75°F52°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV9Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
76°55°
Wed
77°55°
Thu
81°54°
Fri
81°55°
Sat
81°56°
Sun
81°54°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~120 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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