Hiked these trails starting from ohanoceposh campground. Trail was pretty straight forward and easy to follow. If you're simply looking to do the silver falls loop then it doesn't matter which trailhead you start off at from the campground. If you're wanting to add in the grove of the patriarchs to this trail like we did then the direction does matter in my opinion.
If you start the loop from the campground going clockwise (starting after crossing the bridge) then you're better off going all the way up to the grove of the patriarchs and then back down to the falls and back to the parking lot. The reason for this is bc where silver falls meets up with the groves trail you have to hike down to the falls and then back up. The other option is to start before crossing the bridge and go counterclockwise. This allows you to see the falls on your hike up but I felt that there was more incline or incline for longer stretches this way. Either way, the trail is easy to follow, muddy in spots though.
Saw lots of people who'd climbed down to the rocks which is not advisable. It's steep and slick and if you fall in, good luck as the water is raging. Saw lots of dogs on and off leash even though no dogs are allowed and 0 rangers. We followed the trail up to the Steven's entrance where we had to cross the busy road to continue on. Cars were parked everywhere and there were a ton of people on the trail. Once at the suspension bridge, we had to wait for long periods of time due to the line that had formed on both sides as people took their sweet time crossing while taking selfies or videoing their crossing. We hiked out the same way we came in except when we got back to the loop we finished with seeing the falls and heading back to camp.
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