CCC Road: Blowout Creek Trailhead — Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020

As other reports have mentioned, the 7 mile RT distance in the hiking guides is incorrect.  5 miles RT is more accurate. The initial mile or so on the road is pretty blah going in.  Coming back, however, you get some nice mountain views.  Once the route branches off the road and becomes a real trail, it is a pleasant wood walk.  The track is not wide and there are no spectacular views, so disregard that information in the hiking guides; but the trail is in good condition.  There were a lot of stream crossings.  Only the first one (near the road-trail intersection) is difficult. The log across the creek was small, narrow, and wet. We are not as nimble as we once were. So we straddled the log and scooted ourselves across. Not elegant, but effective.  We had a pleasant lunch in the sun next to the very scenic Brawling Creek.  We saw no one else on the trail.