Ashland lakes is a beautiful winter hike! I feel lucky that I attempted it when I did - all previous trip reviews showed very little snow on the trail. By the time we got there on Sunday though, my Honda Accord couldn't make it further than 1 mile from the trailhead. See the picture of us walking on the road :) Still glad I made the journey!
Road or trail, the walk was beautiful. The trail is too rough, narrow and uneven for snowshoes. My partner had microspikes but I didn't - we both did fine. As long as you have gators for some of the higher areas you'll be ok. The wooden walkways get slippery at times, so be careful.
There was only one other party on the hike the whole time, the solitude was much appreciated. The whole hike (even WITH the extra mile-ish each way) only took us 5 hours with decent breaks, this is a quick stroll. By the time we got back to the trailhead, there were 6+ other cars parked at the Bear + Pinnacle lake trailhead nearby.
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