Boulder River

A very nice winter walk. The access road, French Creek Road, is in good shape with only small patches of snow that are easy to drive with a 2WD normal car with good tires. The trail had recently been reported as icy, but the icy spots are minor now and most of the trail is fine for normal light weight hiking boots. The few icy spots we found were easy to pass. There is snow on the trail, but most of the trail is snow free to the end. The snow that is present is never more than a couple of inches of light frosty snow. The lack of summer foliage makes for many new views if you are only familiar with this trail as a summer walk. There are blowdowns across the trail, but long legged people will barely notice them. A few of the creek crossings will have potentially icy rocks, so I recommend wearing good boots that you will not mind stepping in a few inches of water rather than risking a fall trying to rock hop icy rocks.