Had quite a bit of trouble finding the trailhead parking being my first time attempting this trail. I did a few u-turns back and forth and finally decided to start from the Camp Sheppard parking lot, which came with the added benefit of a pretty well-stocked pit toilet but also added an extra 2 miles each way to the trek. It was easy to see the trailhead and parking after I walked by it on the trail - it's not far from the Skookum Flats Trailhead off Forest Road 7160. That would have been a much closer starting point, but I couldn't complain too much since it was a beautiful day!
Trail is well marked once you've found it. There is a blowdown very early on, but easy to walk through. A few other trees are downed along the way, but nothing causing too much of an issue. No snow on the trail.
I only made it to the first viewpoint having spent more time than I anticipated getting to the main start of the trail, so didn't venture beyond that. The viewpoint is super nice, especially on a rare sunny (and warm) winter day like today. Now that I've seen where the start actually is, I'm looking forward to coming back to tackle more of this trail!
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