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Upper Falls of Seneca Creek

Pendleton County, West Virginia

Your visit at a glance

Waterfall height
Not recorded
Location
Pendleton County, West Virginia
Access status
National forest trail to the falls; creek crossings without footbridges; access road not maintained in winter
The walk
5 miles each way per TrailLink; Mon Forest Towns lists a 10.1-mile out-and-back route
Ground & access
Dirt trail on a former railroad grade, average grade about 3 percent. Several creek crossings with no footbridges, so expect wet feet.
Mon Forest Towns: Seneca Creek

Upper Seneca Creek Falls is a 30-foot falls, the highest on Seneca Creek, at the end of the Seneca Creek Trail in the Monongahela National Forest. From the trailhead on Forest Road 112, the trail follows a former logging railroad grade down along Seneca Creek, first through meadows and spruce groves, then hardwood forest. It is mostly gentle, with a high point of 3,875 feet and a low point of 3,128 feet. There are several creek crossings with no footbridges; the last one brings you to the falls. Smaller waterfalls are passed along the way. Return the same way, or make a longer loop on other trails of the Spruce Knob-Seneca Creek backcountry.

Plan your visit

Seneca Creek Trailhead on Forest Road 112, down the Seneca Creek Trail (TR515) along Seneca Creek to Upper Seneca Creek Falls at the trail's end

TrailLink lists the Seneca Creek Trail as 5 miles long with its end points at Forest Road 112 and Upper Seneca Creek Falls. Mon Forest Towns calls it a 10.1-mile out-and-back route.

Dirt trail on a former railroad grade, average grade about 3 percent. Several creek crossings with no footbridges, so expect wet feet.

Where to start

Seneca Creek Trailhead on the right side of Forest Road 112, about 11 miles in from Briery Gap Road (County Road 33), which leaves US 33 south of Elkins. Limited parking. Forest Road 112 is steep, narrow gravel and is not maintained in winter.

Timing & water

Mon Forest Towns says the trail is accessible year-round but best from March until November. Forest Road 112 is not maintained in winter.

Before you go

No fee is mentioned.

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Pendleton County, West Virginia.

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