Mt. Loop has plenty of potholes, but can be navigated fine with most any car. Rd #49 has less potholes (it seems) but continues to have one dry large stream bed to cross that most likely requires a higher clearance as well as a smaller, active stream to cross. There was a spattering of snow that did not hinder drivability.
The trail itself had a fair amount of downed trees but all were, again, easily triumphed (though some required more balance and flexibility than others). Stream crossings were fine, very little ice. Some intermittent snow but did not use snowshoes or traction devices. We went as far as the Pilot Ridge junction before turning around, though conditions appeared the same as far as the eye could see around the next corner.
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