My wife and I did a two-night out-and-back with our two grandsons, ages 18 and 11. We hiked about 6 miles and camped at the designated Bogachiel primitive campsite. We did a short day hike further east along the trail on the second day. The weather cooperated. There were a few mosquitoes at times. Overall, the conditions were very good. Overall the trail is in excellent shape.
There are two minor obstructions to manage on the trail. Between the trail head and the Bogachiel camp, there is a section of the trail that has been rerouted due to a major washout of the trail. The first part of the reroute involves ascending a relatively steep, dirt trail. There are two ropes fixed to trees to aid in going up (and coming back down.) It was dry and we did not have any problems but it took some effort and care--at least for the two of us!
On the second day we hiked hiked further east on the trail. At about a mile east of our camp, we encountered a failed bridge crossing. The gap was fairly deep (12 to 15 feet) with very steep, unstable banks on both sides. Clearly, hikers had traversed down and up. We did not attempt to cross. It appeared to be significantly more challenging than the prior spot.
This is a delightful hike through a classic temperate rainforest.
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