If I never see a tick again, it will be too soon. Same is true for horse trails! Beautiful scenery, but those trails are made for riding, not running.
FYI: I am struggling to open the .gpx in caltopo, so if you have any problems, let me know and I can try to send other formats/etc. There are deviations from the .gpx provided on the website, but I can explain each in turn if requested. Most related to detours that were either new this year (due to ice storms taking out trees) or possibly due to sections of the trail that were avoided last year due to prior wind storms but are now entirely open. There was also the active military base that had clearly posted "no trespassing signs".... I found a (longer) way around it on the fly instead of following the track.