Hiked this yesterday, and as all other reports indicate, the road is rough. Had to take it pretty slowly in a few spots, but our car with FWD and only 6" of clearance still made it to the top.
The trail itself was in good condition, despite 6-8" of rain in the previous 72 hours, but we only made it about half way around lower Ashland lake before we hit a spot where the board walk was submerged in about a foot of water. It was too big a gap to step over, and the water went well past the boardwalk on the inland side.
Rather than going well off trail to get around and maybe pick up the boardwalk again, we elected to turn around. The water level was clearly elevated higher than normal, and I'm assuming it'll go back down, but if you're planning on doing this hike shortly after some major rains, don't be surprised if the boardwalk isn't totally above water.
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