Universal Access (UA): The overall path does not meet standards for Shared Use Paths or Universal Access Trails with respect to running grade with an Maximum Effort Rating of Easy to Hard. As a shared use path, it otherwise meets all standards for surface, obstacles, cross-slope, and passing spaces.

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For a 1.4 mile hike that complies fully with standards for Universal Access Walking Paths, start at the northern end and head south.  Walk a bit more than half a mile (just as you begin a gradual climb) and then turn around. The path becomes Very Easy for another .3 miles until the bridge, where a 40' approach creates a very difficult slope. If you are able to pass this, the path reverts to Very Easy for another .6 miles, just south of Harmony Hill Rd, where it enters a long Hard section.

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​Effort: This 5 mile out and back shared use path (2.5 miles each way) has a Flat Equivalent Length of 5.4 miles and merits a Maximum Effort Rating of Easy to Hard.  Depending on the direction, the longest continuous grades are as follows: a 160-210' section with at least easy grades, a 90-160' section with at least easy to moderate  grades, a 60-160' section with at least moderate grades, a 50-60' section with at least difficult grades. There are somewhat steeper uphill grades heading north. 

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Stress: As a shared use path, this is generally rated as very low stress for most users, except for two issues. Some wheelchair users may find Easy to Moderate and Moderate downhill sections to be stressful. There is also a pronounced dip (perhaps to help drainage?) about .8 miles south of the northern trailhead, just where the trail turns to approach the bridge (see left).  Some might find it impossible to traverse this without help.  

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