Hiked the north end of this trail – Someone has been doing quite a bit of trail maintenance from the north end to the junction up to Mt Lowe – whoever it is – THANK YOU! This portion of the trail was in excellent shape. South of the junction to Mt Lowe the trail gets a little rougher in spots. There is one odd switchback that is easy to miss – I put up some flagging to hopefully help someone else. Other than some brush and quite a few logs, it is still pretty easy to hike and has some nice views.