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Date of Hike: Saturday, June 05, 2010 |
| Loved this hike! Did it with my son who is 8. We did this route, less the Lumberjack / High Meadows trails. We camped first night at Judy Springs (AWESOME). The springs just shoot right out of the side of the mountain. Next day made it down to the "most beautiful campsite" and set up there, then hiked to the falls and back. Some guys were swimming at the falls (brrr)! Excellent night of sleep both nights. Rained most of the way back to the car on final day and the Seneca Creek trail was a running sloshy mud stream but was expected considering the torrential downpours we were getting. Overall I highly recommend this trail!
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Date of Hike: Saturday, July 11, 2009 |
| Awesome hike, first day hike to seneca falls was amazing, rained for the first couple hours on lumberjack/high meadows but didn't slow us down. Bog was pretty deep, but there's ways to get around it. Directions were a little hard to follow in some spots, but it's pretty clear when you're off track. Took about 6 1/2 hours to get to Seneca Falls, hike would be faster in drier conditions. Best camping sites I've seen, beautiful meadows and great streams. Went cliff jumping at seneca falls and camped out a little past them. Hiked back up to the parking lot the next day in about 2 hours, a little uphill the whole time but not bad. Would recommend highly!
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Date of Hike: Saturday, July 04, 2009 |
After reading the description, we were really looking forward to a hike on par with Old Rag, and while it was lovely, it did not meet the hype. We left the parking lot at 10:30 and reached the campsite (which was beautiful and romantic) at 3. We ended up hanging out for a little bit, enjoying the river, but then left since we still had the whole day ahead of us. Would we go back? Yes, if we were bringing friends, in the mood for campfire social hour, and the point was to enjoy nice camping in the woods with good fixins for dinner. Was it worth it just for the hike? Alas, probably not. The pros: much less crowded than Old Rag and the like, an ideal hike for a dog (off leash is allowed, and there aren't a lot of people), the meadows are open and beautiful, great camp sites, waterfalls. The cons: long and boring paths through the woods were quite boggy, lots of horse trail riders (and the poop that comes with). Recommend bringing a pair of crocs for the stream crossings - in two locations, you're up to your shins in water. Overall a nice hike, but not the best in the area.
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Raoul
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Date of Hike: Friday, July 03, 2009 |
Did this as an overnight trip. The meadows and falls made it a pleasant one overall. The first part of the hike on the Lumberjack Trail was slow going due to a great deal of mud. At one point the trail disappeared into a marshy area with high grass and ankle deep water.
It is easy to lose the trail leaving the first meadow - there was a well worn path going downhill to the left but you actually want to go a bit to the right as you leave the meadow to stay on the trail.
For the part where you first reach Seneca Creek and "turn right downstream," you actually have to cross the creek first. There appears to be a path to the right before crossing, but it eventually leads up a hill away from the creek. Seems like others had also ended up here.
The creek crossing near the main falls is about knee deep. We had water shoes so it was no problem.
Lastly, the distances for the campsites after you have been following the creek seem to be too short in the description. We camped at the site on top of the small waterfall, but it was probably closer to 1000 yards than 100. We kept wondering when we were going to find it and stopped just as we were running out of daylight. The next morning we saw the other campsites by the waterfall, which were all taken. The hike back to the parking area is short, so there is probably time for exploring side trails on the second day.
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Date of Hike: Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
This is a great hike, but make sure you bring a map! I'm not going to judge this hike on the mistakes that my group made, but the directions were a bit flimsy. We wrote down the general directions and got turned around several times because of missing markers. You WILL have to cross several streams, and there are NO bridges. We weren't prepared for that and all 4 of us had to share 1 pair of water shoes (there are some areas where you're in knee deep water.. and its coooold!)
The views are amazing, and its nice to get out from under the trees and enjoy the sky. The trails can get pretty muddy, we spent a lot of time trekking on the side of the trail because the mud was so deep. The high meadows were a great place to stop for lunch. And the campsites are great too... right next to the river and falls!
Overall, I would definitely do this hike again, but after getting in shape some. I wouldn't recommend this hike for a total beginner, as there are some strenuous hills. But for someone who's been on a few hikes its great!
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Date of Hike: Monday, November 17, 2008 |
This was truly a fantastic hike- my favorite so far. This beats Morgans run and Old Rag hands down. It has good challenge [nothing extreme, just good old fashioned uphill], and extremely good visual features. Some of the best campsites I have seen and great apple picking when in season.
I will hike this again and plan on taking in the allegheny sister hike.
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Date of Hike: Saturday, May 24, 2008 |
| With rain one week prior to our hike the Lumberjack trail portion was extremely muddy, which made the rocky terain even more of a bear to hike. Once onto the High Meadows portion of the hike the sceanery was spectacular. We camped by the falls and this was a great location looking directly into them. Overall the views more than made up for the difficulty. I would strongly suggestion boots with good ankle support, and possibly some gators if it has rained any time recently.
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Date of Hike: Saturday, May 24, 2008 |
We hiked in on the Lumberjack trail and then setup camp at Judy Springs. To save time we skipped the High Meadows portion and went down the Horton trail to the falls. As the previous reviewer stated it rained a lot the previous week. This made the trails a little muddy, but made the runs, creeks, and falls that much more spectacular. This was a great hike and the GPS coordinates were right on. I've hiked several trails in this area and they are all really well marked with blue diamonds. If you just want to setup a base camp and do out and back hikes on other trails, Judy Springs is centrally located and has a lot of campsites and drinking water.
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