Awesome hike. The entire loop was fun and worth it if you are moderately fit. The hike up was challenging. Was tired by the time I reached the tower at the top. The descend via the Welch was not paved and was tricky as well. It’s a little rocky and slippery at certain places and the descend via this route took longer than hiking up. It was really really good though. Took me little more than 3 hours.