The drive was ok, a little windy way up the 2 but not too far. The decent into the picnic area parking is a little sketchy but not bad, just drop it in low gear and watch for on coming traffic. There were a few others in the parking lot but not too bad. Lots of tree coverage and a cute little creek trickling by.
Trail starts out relatively flat in a canopy of trees. We crossed the creek countless time but nothing too hard, if I had some waterproof boots on like Brian I wouldn't have thought twice about it. We made it to the first little campground pretty quick and decided to start the hike up towards ??? (Brian?) The flat trail turns into a bit of a climb for a little while and loses the tree coverage but gains great views of the surrounding mountains.
You also get a distant view of Switzer Falls from this part of the trail.After walking up in the sun for about a mile we started to head back down into the trees again
and soon met back up with our buddy the creek. We walked down for probably a little less than a mile and decided to turn back after realizing we'd have to hike all this way back up. We walked back to the first campground to test out the gear. Not sure if that would be a place I would pick to camp. It was close, probably a mile or so in, water nearby and little stoves set up but it's right off the main trail in an area that seems to be pretty popular. In the short time we were there setting up and testing out gear we probably saw between 15-20 people and dogs crossing the trail in front of us. So if you're looking for privacy and to fell out in the wild this might not do, although I imagine once the sun goes down you probably have the place to yourself.Over all a good hike, first have very easy, second half probably moderate. Nice tree coverage for hot days but looks like it gets really crowded on in the summer.
Things to know before you go:
1) get an adventure pass
2) dogs are ok on a leash but a lot of people ignore the leash law
3) popular trail with a lot of people
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