Unusually pretty hike. Almost the entire hike is in the woods, shady, with a 16% average grade (not hard), a little less than this at the bottom and a little more at the top. There are a few steep areas with 30+% grades, but these are short. The photos attached to this hike are from the few areas when I was not in dense woodland. The eastern loop in my hike includes a large open meadow. Very pretty.