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I just hiked this section and thought it was rough, mainly the first 8 miles along the creek and river. The multi use trail is a shoe-sucking mud pit and littered with flood debris. The river is stagnant, the water not having anywhere to go. Add 90+*, high humidity, and no breeze and the thought of bailing starts entering your mind. Thank goodness the trail is much easier after turning away from the river. The blowdowns and overgrowth on the last 7 miles were fairly bad also but manageable.
At this time, there’s no camping opportunities until you get close to Maud’s Crack. South of Divide Rd., I only saw three established campsites, the first one is about 1/2-3/4 mile south of Maud’s Crack and there’s one or two, flattish LNT opportunities at Maud’s.
I’m either stupidly stubborn or stubbornly stupid to have hiked it this time of year.