At a Glance
Difficulty
Hard
Distance (one-way)
4.8 miles
Elevation
10,342 ft
Elevation Gain
N/A
Trailhead
Fern Lake TH
Park Area
Moraine Park / Cub Creek
Side of Divide
East
Coordinates
40.3318°N, 105.6704°W
Moraine Park / Cub Creek

Round Pond

Small pond near Odessa/Fern area

Photo coming soon — Fern Lake TH approach

About Round Pond

Reaching Round Pond starts with Fern Lake TH and a listed one-way distance of 4.8 miles. The lake sits at 10,342 feet in Moraine Park / Cub Creek, and the route is rated hard here.

It is a small pond near Odessa/Fern area. Moraine Park and Cub Creek offer lower-elevation water, meadow, forest, and links into the Fern Lake system. The approach from Fern Lake TH is 4.8 miles one-way and belongs in the hard tier for this guide.

NPS hiking tables list Cub Lake and Fern Lake as east-side hikes from different trailheads, and the trail system between them helps make this area more connected than a single out-and-back.

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