We hiked/scrambled up MMM Ridge above Hall Point. It is completely snow free and has some fun sections of rock scrambling on the ridge higher up. From Songbird Peak we followed the road to Greenway Mountain, and this is where we encountered snow still on much of the road, but it was firm enough to travel on with ease. We hiked past the propane tank at the viewpoint over the reservoir then scrambled up to the summit of Greenway.
We continued east on the snow-free road down to a 4-way junction, then made a sharp left onto a snowy old road that drops into the Hall Creek drainage. This road contains some long switchbacks, so we came to a point where we left the trail and hiked down through steep forest until we met the road again. From here the road was very overgrown with the alder bent and slumped over the road. We had to bash our way through quite a bit until we got out of the snow and reached the top of the Machu Picchu trail, then hiked down that trail down to Hall Creek trail. Both creek crossings had logs to cross on, but at the lower crossing the water is running pretty good, so use caution. Hiked out the really nice Hall Creek trail back to the trestles and walked back to Change Creek to complete the loop.
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