Seniard Ridge Trail (#609)
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Route map of the Seniard Ridge Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app and depicted a la Google Earth...
Route map of the Seniard Ridge Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app...
Seniard Ridge/Case Camp Ridge Trail Junction -- 3,440'
About a quarter mile above Case Camp Gap, via the Case Camp Ridge Trail, is the eastern terminus of the Seniard Ridge Trail. This shot is taken as arriving via the Case Camp Ridge with the Seniard Ridge departing to the left...
Seniard Ridge/Case Camp Ridge Trail Junction -- 3,440'
The Seniard Ridge Trail, as seen departing its eastern terminus at the Case Camp Ridge Trail...
As you can see the trail begins by following an old, now defunct, forest road...
Perhaps a quarter-mile from its eastern end the Seniard Ridge Trail leaves the old road, switching back to the left off the hillside. This junction is marked, as you can see, but could still be easy to miss if you aren't watching for it...
The Seniard Ridge Trail as it switches back down off the old forest road...
Young pines now dot the forest floor...
In winter, the bare canopy allows for some broken views up towards Seniard Ridge itself, which the trail will soon be climbing...
The path is now making a gradual descent towards its eastern junction with Forest Road 5043...
Seniard Ridge Trail @ F.R. 475B -- 3,220'
Arriving at the junction with Forest Road 5043, which continues beyond the gate you can see ahead. Forest Road 475B curves by to the left along which sits a large pull-off. This is a popular trailhead, as it provides the closest access to the series of waterfalls you'll see in the next part of the album...
Seniard Ridge Trail @ F.R. 475B -- 3,200'
This large sign describing the benefits of good forest management sits uphill from the junction with F.R. 5043...