Thorp Mountain via Knox Creek — Saturday, Sep. 17, 2022

Arrived around 10am on a Saturday. Our honda fit did fine till about 1mi from the trailhead where, as others have noted, there's a very large gulley in the road. We didn't even attempt driving over it, just parked where there was space on the side of the road and walked. Saw no other cars, although on the way back it looked like there were some fresh tire tracks showing that someone had made it past.

The hike was outstanding. Great views on the ascent up to the ridge trail, and then even better views going up to Thorp Mountain and at the lookout on the peak. The Knox Creek trail was steep and narrow and sloped sideways at times but we had no real trouble.

We encountered 2 bears about half way up the Knox Creek trail. A smaller one we guessed was a cub, and then a larger one further away that we assumed was its mother. The cub ran off and the mother watched us until the cub was away and then they both left.

We only encountered 3 other hikers + a WTA work crew all day. My watch said 6.4 mi and 2264 ft, including the extra mile we walked on the road