I wasn't sure there'd be much left of the wildflowers, but I was quite happily surprised to see many things still blooming - some even just beginning.
The route is pretty steep in places and walks some narrow ridges - there's nothing with crazy exposures, but some slopes are steep enough on one side that if you are afraid of heights, you may be uncomfortable for short periods. The hillside that drops down the the north of the peak of Hex Mountain itself is pretty dizzying to look down- but it's not hard to stay away from the edge. The trail starts out on old road - it is at times not particularly clear which is the main road and which are the branches.. just stay right at the two most unclear forks and you'll be on the right route. The sign for the trailhead is there and easily visible. Once you are on the trail it's not hard to follow at all. There's a few more road crossings than show on the Green Trails map, but it's not hard to find the trail on either side of them.
It was very, very windy along the ridges - keep your eyes and ears open - there are patches of burn with some risk of limbs or even trees coming down if it really kicks up. The trail is very nicely peaceful - we saw only two other couples the entire day - oh and a bear.... We heard a bunch of crashing in the underbrush as we were heading back down. We stopped and expected to see a deer pop out of the trees, but no it was a bear! I clapped my a hands and he ran off, like a good bear should. My GPS indicated the mileage is probably closer to 9 miles than 7.
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