I hiked from the lower trailhead to Maverick Spring and back. AEG is just over 1600 feet.

The hike would be really cool Feb-Apr with a recent rain. Otherwise I'd stick to the higher elevation trails May through Oct.

The vegetation isn't affected much from the highway up to Bear Saddle. The Bullock Fire wiped out large sections on the flip side.

The trail only follows about 50% of what's plotted on the old USGS topo maps.