"Seneca Rocks was the final hike of my Southeastern U.S. road trip. The conditions were excellent and the exposed rock scrambling at the top wasn't nearly as terrifying as I expected it to be. I hiked up the mountain at a decent pace and ran all of the way down, passing a few groups near the bottom. At the top of the Seneca Rocks Trail is a warning sign that reads: "Since 1971, 15 people have died at Seneca Rocks from falls. It's not worth the risk. Hikers enjoy the very same view from the safety of the observation platform." While the higher North Peak is exposed and requires caution, it shouldn't be too scary for anyone with prior scrambling experience. The South Peak, a popular spot for technical rock climbing, is riskier despite being about 200 feet lower. " — theascent • Apr 29, 2022

"After "hiking"/summiting Spruce Knob, the West Virginia High Point, we drove back to Seneca Rocks. Mom and I had hiked this in June of 2018, when we came back to get Spruce Knob in a non-snowy time of year, and I was very excited to do this gentle hike again. It's 800-ish feet of gain in 1.3 miles, so there's some definite "up" to it, but the path is large and fairly well groomed. Lots of people out hiking and enjoying the truly spectacular fall foliage that was covering the hills. Found our second snake-friend of the day here on the way down! Nice to do this again, and a good stretch of our legs before driving back up to Western Maryland for the night. A well-marked and clear trail. Maybe in the future I'll come back and get some of the other knolls in the area. The visitor center was either closed for the season or closed for Covid-19; hard to tell which...? A shame, it's a *really* nice visitor center. But a good hike in beautiful nature. Couldn't have asked for a better day. " — psychikingjes • Oct 21, 2020

"Since we were in the area to do Spruce Knob and it was a gorgeous day, we stopped by the USFS Discovery Center outside of Seneca Rocks and went up the trail to the "observation platform." Well... that didn't let you see the north or the south peaks. So, me being the, uh, "risk taker" that I am (and a decent and appropriately cautious rock scrambler), I went further up to actually stand on the North Peak of Seneca Rocks. The South Peak is a "true" peak or a "technical" peak as it requires a class 5+ technical rock climb to summit. The North, not so much - just appropriate caution. It was beautiful and a nice hike! My mother accompanied me up to the observation platform, but declined to join me on the scramble up to the North Peak." — psychikingjes • Jun 1, 2018

"Passing the baton again, Jamie’s first time up Seneca. Hate to admit we had to cross a snow fence to get to the trail up the back. Hey, it’s the way we always hiked up, no signs, but I guess I should have known better. Call it a farewell to my childhood. At the top we found the “new” trail down. Jogged it. Watch for Mr No Shoulders on this trail, we almost always see copperheads. Saw one today, right in the middle of the base section on our way out. Just a little fella about 2’ or so." — Alexanderthebetterthanaverage • Sep 21, 1991