Got a little bit of a late start and arrived at the trailhead at 10am. There is no signage indicating where the trailhead is from the road, and it can be a little tough to find. We found it because there were about 10 cars parked on the street and we figured it had to be it. If you are approaching from Roslyn and hit Anna Bell Dr., you went too far.
The hike was a constant journey up which gave me a good workout but the views were great along the way. As others mentioned it can be difficult to figure out which paths to take during the service road portion, but some kind hikers did make some arrows to help others (see photo). There are still a few snow patches but they can easily be crossed (we didn't need our spikes), and there is one section in the forest where the trail gets lost for about 15 feet due to snow but if you keep heading up you'll see the trail reappear over to the left.
Overall I really liked this hike, and the views from the top are incredible. When we got back to the gate there were still about 10 cars on the street but a bunch of folks had parked off to the side of the turnoff just before the gate as well.
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