Hiked the northwestern portion of the trail today, between Tejas Camp and Russell Park. It's flatter on the north side of the lake, though it does get a bit rougher near Russell. Lot's more Sun too.
Encountered an aggresive, but harmless dog on the trail. Seems that if an owner knows that the dog might do this and must hold the dog back by the collar upon encountering people then the owner should also keep the dog on leash in public. Not to mention that trail rules require dogs be on a leash!
With this leg I've completed all of the original 16.6 files of the trail. Now on to the extensions.