Trail 204 - Bunyon Hill Trail
This 2.4-2.7 mile trail is parallels East Bee Branch trail except on top of the hill. The trail connects with
TR209 about a mile northwest of the junction with TR202 and two miles east of the junction with TR201. The north end of the trail is at TR224, and in about the middle the East Bee Branch Trail connects with TR204. I describe the trail from south to north, again the way I hiked it.
The trail branches off of TR209 at a sign post. For the first quarter of a mile it parallels 209 slightly higher up the hill side. Then it turns and goes uphill beside a stream. You will have to jump over some mossy rocks at this point. At the top of the hill there are a couple sections where you get a decent view of the Sipsey Canyon and the hills that slope down to the canyon. One of the few places in the wilderness offering a view. The trail skirts the top of Bee Branch Canyon for a short while and then turns in and makes its way to TR224 over level ground.
Here the trail can be very difficult to follow as it gets little or no
maintenance and leaves tend to cover up whatever tread there was. Keep
trying and you will eventually reach the junction with the East Bee Branch
Trail. I found this tree with a huge growth in the middle beside the trail, there is a hole in the growth through which you can see the other side! East Bee Branch Trail joins this trail at an unmarked intersection about a mile before TR224.
The northern portion of this trail starts to get into the area with lots of
deadfall the closer you get to TR224. The trial is still passable, but not
at all fun, and very depressing to see the forest all fallen down. If you
are very careful you might be able to find this trail from 224, I'm really not
sure anymore. This trail gets three stars, the northern part is kind of boring but the southern part is interesting. The trail is easy to moderate.
Last hiked: December 2000
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