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.
🚫 No restroom at the Fern Lake TH trailhead — plan accordingly. Restrooms are available at the Moraine Park Complex lot, approx. 0.5 miles before this trailhead.
