I started at 6:00 am with my co-worker Jess. Mt Wilson was my least favorite trail last year so when I hear this was an alternative I jumped on it. I enjoyed this trail so much. The weather was nice. It was hard but not too hard. I have a walking stick I love and bring on almost every hike. I left it near the top but realized miles after. I decided I didn't have it in me to go back up. Toward the bottom of the trail, I ran into a trail sister and asked her to be on the lookout. She actually found it and we meet up in Longbeach and I got her some drinks and she returned my trusty stick back! We finished the trail in under 6 hrs. I could hike this trail any weekend. It was great!