Hard with 1200’ elevation gain but horses did well. Lovely ride! GO CLOCKWISE, taking left fork for the loop to do the steep hill uphill, it is STEEP. Lots of hikers out but all were polite. After the view at the top where we dismounted and walked for a bit it starts a gradual downhill and we stopped under a tree for a rat and bite to eat. Horses had plenty of energy so we extended the ride a bit. Very little wind today and nice temp! about 60.