The road is bumpy and gets gradually worse as you get closer to the actual trailhead but it isn’t too bad. The last mile and a half before the trailhead is private land so you need to be careful where you park on that section. There was a bit of a traffic jam right before the main parking lot and the trailhead was super crowded (even at 6am). I didn’t see any sedans make it all the way to the upper trailhead parking. Finding a spot to park was the hardest part of the day but if you proceed up the access road just a bit beyond the main lot (it does get a bit bumpier) there were more open spots and free campsites.  

I hit Grays Peak Trail at 6:15am and reached the top of Grays (14,279ft) two hours later. I crossed the saddle over to Torreys (14,276ft) and reached the summit 45 minutes later. This would be the steepest part of the hike. It was a beautiful day and I spent most of the day in a sunshirt. There was a pretty good breeze on the traverse from Grays to Torreys that warranted some liner gloves, my buff, and a softshell jacket. 

There were a couple dedicated skiers up there to ski the one remaining couloir that had enough coverage. This is a pretty easy summer hike but I can see why there is decent avalanche risk in the winter time. 

In total the hike was 3,556ft, 8 miles and took 4 hours 15 minutes.