
Starting from the trailhead, a dirt forest road leads to a split. The left side is trail 201, where I came back from to complete the loop. The road continues as trail 202 on the right.


Johnson Cemetery along the way.

Shortly after the cemetery, the road turns into a trail.

The trail leads down slowly toward the Sipsey River.


A pretty alcove along the way.

Junction with 209.

A short detour to check out another alcove. There was a use trail on the left leading away from the Sipsey River.

Dripping waterfall in a pretty alcove. I turned back here and joined back on the Sipsey River Trail (209).

The trail makes you cross the Sipsey River.

The trail follows the north bank of the river for a while, the highlight of the hike. Really gorgeous and lush.

The trail swerves into he forest and back to the river, crossing little streams occasionally.





I took a ton of photos along the riverbank. The Sipsey River makes me happy.




Eventually, there is a spot where you have to cross back over the Sipsey River to get onto trail 201, the Rippey Trail.

It's a little confusing, but the trail follows the Sipsey River to the west briefly before curving up and away.

It gets fairly boring after this point as the trail leads pretty directly through the forest to complete the loop.


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