Road to Cuba Gulch TH passes through maybe 3 solid Av debris fields, thankfully the road is passable. Route from Cuba Gulch to the link up with the CDT is at most 25% trail. The majority of the first 200 or so feet is more or less destroyed by Av debris. Somewhat ok trail from near 11,000' to the small camp site near 11,500. No trail from there to the CDT other than a few cairns and the occasional path through the willows. Straight forward hiking on the CDT and ramp to the upper ridge. Roach rates that ridge at Class 2. Not to me. This has some areas of what I would rate class 3 and other areas that are class 2 with high to very high exposure on loose, crumbly rock. Thanks to info from madadraw1, we decided to descend the route to Cataract Gulch. Made for one epic "Tour De Half". Thanks again to madadraw1 for sharing the trail with us that day. 
        
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