4 /5 Emily Crimmins: Good signage from the road. I parked in the small 9G lot, and there was only one other car there on a sunny cool October Sunday. However, there had been heavy rains the night before. As I started on the blue overlook trail, some other hikers said the path was impassable near the end due to the rains. I had hoped to make the blue and red loop.
The trail started out wide, but quickly narrowed. Mostly well marked with flares and the trail is typically visible, even with fallen leaves. Lots of mud and tricky crossings on precarious branches and slippery rocks. Wildflowers and fungi galore with the blue mountains in the distance.
I hiked as far as I could then turned back and picked up the red overlook trail. Lots of little bridges and babbling streams. This emerged into a meadow. I ended up almost making the loop I had intended to make, but with about twice the distance: about 2.3 miles overall. I would like to hike some other parts of this area when it’s drier and actually make it to the bay!
