This is an incredibly busy and crowded area - I would suggest waiting until mid to late September when the crowds are gone. The trail was crowded and we continuously encountered people - 90% of which were NOT wearing masks. In addition to not wearing masks, they did not give 6 feet of social distance, not even three feet - people would walk right up to within inches of us with no mask and then would not even give us space when we asked for it. It seemed to be both tourists and locals alike. It really made me very uncomfortable. People were blatantly dismissive and did not seem concerned at all.
That being said - we found the trails to be in good shape and relatively easy. there were areas with some rocks and visible roots, but the easiest hike we've done in awhile and the elevation gain was not at all hard for us. you do have to pay attention to where you are walking on some parts because of the rocks / roots but we didn't find it difficult at all. That being said, we skipped Lottie Loop because hikers coming back down from that trail said it wasn't well maintained and that the path was precariously narrow along the cliffs. That may be subjective, but we didn't really plan accordingly for those kind of conditions so we skipped it to be better safe than sorry.
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