We're 73, 74, 76 and had no problems - the trail is very easy. We only went as far as Otter Falls where we had lunch as we watched people climbing the rock by the Falls. It was a beautiful day. An unexpected crowd until we considered that it was Juneteenth so schools were out and some offices were closed. We arrived around 8 am and there were already a half dozen cars, maybe more.
We met maybe 4 people with mountain bikes, and a couple of trail runners. The rest were a mix of climbers with their ropes and gear; a fisherman or two; small family groups and one church youth group; all were younger than we are - which is great! We remember being in our 50s and lamenting that all the hikers were our age or older back then. Now, we were the oldest by maybe 10 years.
Everyone behaved themselves - including our two doodles and the other dogs we met, and the people. The setting for the falls with its plunge pool is beautiful.
Only the very last part of the road is unpaved but even our Chrysler Pacifica minivan that can barely clear a Kleenex box, only scraped a little a couple times as I took the potholes at about 2 mph.
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