Went out for a nice early season hike at Notch Pass this weekend. Most other trip reports have touched on the same things but to reiterate for anyone looking for slightly newer information:
The road is a little rough but honestly not nearly as bad as many I've been to. The potholes are large, but mostly really wide; there was only one deep one (about 0.5 miles after turning on to the last forest road) that might give a sedan some trouble. For the most part I think any car could handle the road.
I will say that the trailhead was not easy for us to spot. We ended up driving past it and having to sketchily turn around and navigate back. Look for a very small (fits 2 cars max I would guess) turn out on your right and then sharply up on the left you should see the sign saying Notch Pass. The turn out should kind of stand out since for the most part this is a strict single lane road with no shoulder.
The trail itself was amazing. Gorgeous trail; the trees and the moss were just stunning. Hit some snow up by the pass and there was some steep ice that was a little sketchy (mostly because of our dog tugging us down the hill), but nothing to worry about and nothing that would require gear.
Great little early season hike! If we had had more time I would've loved to link up some other trails while we were out there - but maybe that's what next weekend is for :)
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