This is an easy out and back. I took this on a cloudy day in late October with light sleet falling. The first mile or so is not shaded so would be quite hot in the summer. There was a lot of beaver dams along the stream that parallels the hike the entire way. Most of the fall colors were gone so was not the most scenic hike. Would be pretty during the fall color peak though. Will probably be a trail I run some in the spring.