Soon though, the trail builders either ran out of money or time or energy or imagination... and the trail is routed along an old roadbed that turns into a muddy mess with a little rain. Truth be told though, the mud isn't that bad. There tends to be about 4-6 inches of it in most places, and it's mostly made of rotting forest debris - which means it's not sticky. Also, just below the mud layer is a hard-packed roadbed. Actually, it wouldn't take a whole lot of work to scrape-off the mud layer, making the trail mud-free for a decade or so. I'm sure part of the trouble is the trail is so remote...