Another discovery! Sedum Ridge is another hike I had in my list and it ended up delivering on its promise. It’s certainly a trail that doesn’t offer open views or grand vistas but certainly a trail that will give a sense of solitude as you wander thru deep lush forests. This trail gets minimal use to the point that finding it is a challenge on itself, but, if you do, you’re in luck. The trail starts on the side of the road on what looks like an animal path but soon after you start you realize you are on a designated trail. If you don’t get that sense in the first couple of minutes, a broken up wood bridge will definitely tell you. From that moment on, following the trail is not difficult although it can be very brushy in parts. A couple of creeks flow across so you’ll have to do you hops but that only adds to the scenery. Eventually and after some significant elevation gain you reach the PCT where things change dramatically. You step out of an unmaintained trail to the highway of trails. Across from the junction, there’s a little path that ends up at an old forest road. You can follow that forest road to Mowich Butte where, apparently, you can get some pretty god views around. The day we did this hike, we had a completely covered sky so we didn’t even attempt going to the butte. On the way back, on the PCT, the scenery keeps very similar to what you see on the way up. Perhaps not as lush though. About half way down, the trail makes a sharp turn as it crosses a small tributary of the Rock Creek. After passing the creek the trail gains a bit of elevation just to give you a glimpse of a beautiful waterfall just behind you. After that, you continue down until the trail gets to FR41, the same road where you started from so the only “bad” part is the mile or so you have to walk back, on the road, to get back to your car.
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