 Also, like trail #5, there is a significant amount of mud on this trail, though less so during the dry season months of December through March and June through July.To reach this trail from the visitors' parking area hikers must first head northbound to trek the entire length of Trail #7 (the Camping Area trail, 0.1 mile long) and cross the bridge over the Doña Juana Creek.Trail #9 begins at this bridge.