11.9 miles of hiking • 2000' elevation gain •
To be honest, we weren't originally headed to Cedar Swamp, but it became a goal after seeing a sign on the trail at about 4.5 miles out. We actually didn't know where Cedar Swamp was located, but later found out we were about 3/4mile short! It was a gorgeous day, and you can't go wrong with Herman Creek, on any weather kind of day for that matter. Only met about 3 pairs of backpackers (returning) on the way out, but the trail was much more crowded with day hikers on the way back. The trail is in superior condition, and all streams/creeks are easily crossable or not flowing at all. A few very nice waterfalls along the way, but with very low flow.
Corrected distance - I'm carring a garmin 60csx and 650 and found that the 650 did much better around some of the creeks. I wanted to be as accurate as possible!
