Snakeroot Ditch
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| | Difficulty:3A IV (v3a2 V) Raps:5, max ↨100ft
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| Condition Reports: | 17 Apr 2022
"This canyon has two main parts, the canyon proper (or ditch) and then the exit. The canyon is brutally overgrown with snakeroot, and travel is very sl |
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| Best season: | never
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36.2513, -121.7573
36.2460, -121.7767
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Introduction[edit]
This canyon sucks. It’s overrun with weeds, including poison oak, and there is maybe one rappel worth having. Posting here so that future generations know not to bother checking it out.
The canyon is clearly shaped by floods, and might actually be pretty great if the weeds got washed out. If there’s been serious flooding in Big Sur recently (but the Big Sur river is still running low enough to traverse) one might consider trying this.
Approach[edit]
Park at the Pfeiffer-Big Sur day use area by the baseball diamond. Hike up Mt. Manuel trail until you cross the drainage. Drop in where the drainage crosses the dry creek.
Descent[edit]
There are plentiful obstructions to rig to, though all pulls will be obstructed. The final Mt. Manuel falls needs to be broken up into many stages simply for pulling. The 0.75 mile creek descent took about 4.5 hours.
Exit[edit]
Creekwalk and boulder-hop out the Big Sur river. When the canyon begins to open up, keep your eye out for a trail down canyon left which will take you through the campground back to the parking lot. Easily the best part of this canyon adventure. You should skip the ditch and go for a hike up and down the Big Sur river instead.