I forward all the comments, concerns and warnings about Hance Trail to the Leader of the Group.

Being that he had been on the Hance Trail twice before and knowing everyone's current physical ability in our group (ie. we had a softball team for 4 seasons and other activities). He say we are up to doing Hance Trail.

"I forgot to mention that my last trip to Hance, my two friends and I hiked out in the dark with our headlamps because we wanted a night time hiking experience. We won't do that one this hike but we were able to follow the trail at night."... Erik the Team Leader.



Either way, I will still be very cautious and mindful of the warnings.
My goal is still Preparation, Training and going Lite.