As mentioned in previous trip reports, the forest road to TH is 6 miles (the google link provided on the WTA website only indicates 3 miles) which took a little longer than expected. The road wasn’t too bad but there were a couple sections sedans may have a hard time, we were in a new Ford Ranger and had no issues.
A buddy and I started at 6:40am, there were a couple other cars parked at the TH but we did not see a single person on the trail on the way up. It took about 2 hours to Squire Creek Pass. We got above the fog and had great views. Such a unique spot. We ate a snack and chilled for about 30 minutes then headed back down.
Coming down we ran into two groups of 4 hiking, 1 group of 2 climbing the wall (Three o' clock rock), and another group of 2 heading up to climb. Relatively a very low traffic trail which was nice. It took about 90 mins to descend.
The trail is short but steep and feels longer than you will anticipate. The first part of the trail has had some amazing trail maintenance and was a pleasurable experience. The trail does get tougher and more rugged as you ascend, some spots still muddy, some spots hard to find the trail, but not necessarily requiring route finding. Take advantage of the cairns at the top.
Stats (according to Strava)
Distance: 7.48 RT, Elevation gain: 2,735’, Moving time: 3hr 30 mins
See link below for the 3D track
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