Lightly trafficked today, maybe 4-8 cars all day. Easy trial with our 2 kids. Trail has some downed logs to jump every so often but no real issues. River is slowly getting lower so either cross at broad spots EJ we’re water is maybe 6-10” or the log bridge, either are pretty easy to handle. Bugs are bad at the river and lakes and even at the rock outcroppings. Be prepared.

Trail easy to follow until you get to the river crossing approx. 1.5 miles in.  If you don't mind getting your feet wet, just follow the most well-established path directly across the creek.  If you want to keep your feet dry, go up river about 100ish feet to some log crossings.  There are 2 large trees that have fallen together, so you can walk on one and use the other as a handrail.  Note that there is another tree fallen over them, which you will have to duck under while balancing on the log.  Would recommend downloading a map if you're not familiar with the trail, as there are a few social trails in the creek bed.

Bugs were not terrible, but definitely present.  We were grateful for bug spray.

Some down trees to climb over/under, and some overgrowth, especially near the first lake, but not too bad.  No snow!

Short version: bug spray, gps, sunscreen. Road to trailhead great. Trail itself in great shape with only a few felled trees. Following trail at river can be difficult, water is fairly high. Lots of foliage around lake.

Long version: Wednesday around noon, hit trailhead on a gorgeous day. Two of us and a small (but feisty) dog. Trailhead only had one other car, and there was still plenty of parking. Bring bug spray, the bugs weren’t afraid to show themselves today. Biggest challenge was navigating the river crossings with the small dog who isn’t a great swimmer. Required use of the downloaded map multiple times during the water crossings. There are some places to shimmy across logs, but you can also just get one deep in water if you prefer (but the current was too strong for us today). The trail followed the river from here, going uphill to a small swamp smelling area. Pushing past the foliage, there is a lovely lake. Vegetation is very overgrown but there are a few spots around to take a rest. Hard to reach the water though. Trail becomes even more overgrown going up to second lake, so we skipped it. Way back was a breeze, stop at the fork near the trailhead to a quick vista.

Trail was completely snow free.  Stream crossing was a bit of an issue with the high runoff right now but we were able to make it across.  I did not read any trip reports about crossing the stream in high water times until I returned from the hike and found several people mentioned a log crossing upstream of the normal trail.  After exploring the area for a bit I found a log crossing about 50 yards downstream of the main trail where I was able to shimmy across.  I was more worried about the dog than myself but he made it across fairly easily, smaller dogs may have issues.  If you don't care about getting your feet wet the stream is easily waded across in spots.  Perhaps a couple dozen blowdowns in total, none causing any major issues to get around.  The trail continuing on to the second lake is pretty overgrown and there is not much reason to continue on from the beginning of the first lake in my opinion.   Both lakes are choked with brush on every bit of shoreline and the best access to either of them that I saw was just after the outlet stream leaving the first lake.  There is a short side trail about a half a mile in from the road leading to a nice lookout spot.  I missed it on the way up but saw it on the way down and stopped to take in the nice views of the valley below.

GPS stats 6.75 miles with 1250 gain

Twin Lakes Trail - Logged out by USFS Trail Crew to the Wilderness boundary - still a good amount of snow in low and shady places.  This is a great time to get on this trail before greenup as there some neat views of Dirtyface ridge and the Napequa river that are often obscured by foliage.  As of 5/18, consistent snow began at the Wilderness boundary, approximately a mile and half up the trail.