it's a nice trail. good flow. as far as being legal or not i cannot say, although if you think about it, it took a lot of man hours and equipment to build that trail. if the ranger office didn't sanction it, the rangers sure aren't out patrolling the park AT ALL. maybe that's why they're so upset. if they're doing their jobs even minimally this should never have happened and it's not a good look for them. as a related side note, today there were about 15-20 ppl swimming in the lake, well beyond the barrier that was constructed. not a ranger to be seen. do they get paid to just sit in the office all day?
also, i definitely dispute the whole "park access is a privilege not a right" thing. my taxes pay for that park, so i have a right to use it, regardless of what anyone in trenton says.