Worth every step! We started the hike at 9am and returned to the truck at 4pm! We visited a little on the trail with other hikers! We spent about 45 min eating lunch at the top! It is basically a 3hr up 3hr down! Pretty impressed with all caliber of people who made it from young to older! I for one don't enjoy hiking unless there is something to see and there is everything to see up on top from goats to the lake to mountain tops, to the river, to Clark fork! It was amazing! Bring plenty of water we went in Oct when it was cooler and each drank 5, 16oz waters a piece!