Arrived labor day at around 10am to only a few cars in the parking area. Distance is exactly 6 miles as stated on the dirt road. This is a great hike to experience some silence in nature if that's what you're looking for, as it seems to be lightly travelled and far from any highway noise. Views from the pass are spectacular.
I didn't look at the route beforehand and got off trail a couple times. I would advise checking the route to orient yourself, but one point of reference that would have been helpful to me is when you arrive at the base of the massive rock slab (I believe this is the Three O'Clock Rock climbing area), follow it to the right and regain the narrow trail here.
Once you've reached the pass and get the view of the Three Fingers (my first pic) there's no need to continue unless you're hiking through as the trail will begin to descent to the other side straight away.
2hrs going up, 30min break at the top, and 1hr coming down. I ran on the way down as much as possible.
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