My experience of this trail was very different then the description. I hiked on a fairly unrelenting upward climb through monotonous 2nd growth forest, with salal or moss undergrowth as far as I could see. I came for the deciduous trees of fall, the old growth trees, and the southfacing slope to enjoy the unusual October sun but encountered a pretty unremarkable and gloomy lowland young forest. After about an hour's climb with the same view I turned around and headed back down. Perhaps all the things described in the hike were further ahead? I'll never know.
The trail was in great condition. There was a little ice under the tread as I got higher in elevation. I only saw 2 other hikers.
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Takes about 4.5 miles to the south snoquera viewpoint before you are on top of the ridge and get the scenic cliffs. There is a viewpoint at 1.5 mi or so that many turn around at
Posted by:
goingdowngametrails on Nov 04, 2020 11:40 PM
Oh this was meant for Palisades - there are no views on this trail for 4.7mi or so to reach the ridge top, except one spur trail about a mile in
Posted by:
goingdowngametrails on Nov 04, 2020 11:49 PM