We tried to get up to Walt Bailey trail on Sunday October 19th. The road was open and there was no active logging. We were able to make it until 2.5 miles from the trailhead, and there was a downed tree blocking the road. 

I love this trail and they had no sign in front that said the trail was closed.So I took my chance and drove down the road and made it halfway until I saw two logging trucks completely blocking the road.So I had to back up and turn around.

This is one of my favorite hikes. I can't believe they've closed this trail for 3 years now for logging. I tried calling, and they shuffled me around departments. And I believe the nature conservation is responsible for this trail. The guy actually emailed me back and said he thinks this is the last year that the road will be closed. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope he wasn't just making it up to calm me down.

They've been closing it during the best time when the snow melts and it is open during the winter, but very difficult to navigate without the proper experience and equipment.

The 4030 road is closed everyday until October 15th again for logging.

Road closed for logging operations. Looks like they are thinning out the forest.

The road up was snow free until about the last mile. There's been quite a bit of blow down across the road but all of it has been cleared mostly out of the way - just a few larger branches to maneuver around. There was an occasional pot hole here and there but otherwise pretty good condition. There were a few fresh vehicle tracks in the snow but they ended part way up and we were the only ones at the trailhead all day.

We started hiking just before noon. The trail started with a bunch of mud and a creek running down the middle of it. By about half a mile in, we were up to about a foot of fresh snow on the trail, so we switched to snowshoes. By 3/4 of a mile we reached the creek crossing and were walking on several feet of snow. It was quiet and beautiful at the field by the creek crossing. We didn't see an easy way across the creek that was flowing pretty good, so we decided to make it a short hike and head back.