We hiked this on January 10, 2018 and saw no other hikers. The sign for Bullpen road is missing at 107, look for a road marked 1100. The forest itself is the real payoff on this trail. We had a nice picnic by the river. I couldn’t find Ellicott’s rock. There are a lot of trees down, many from recent storms. The trail is passable but there are a lot of obstacles. It was rainy and cloudy so views were limited.