My wife and I hiked this on a warm Saturday and thoroughly enjoyed it. We arrived to the middle trailhead slightly after 8am and were the only hikers there. We encountered just 2 other groups on the entire hike.
The trail was in good condition throughout and seemed to have been recently brushed, as it was not overgrown as a few reports suggested. We hiked mainly in the shade (very important with the temperature) and were often able to see and even sometimes dip toes in the river from various points.
We stopped in Darrington on the way back for a fill up and were pleasantly surprised by the atmosphere at Mo's as well. Overall an accessible and great hike all year round.
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