When hiking in a new area, especially on more remote trails, check with the land agency for when the trails were last maintained. Last week i spent several days going over, under, around, and through literally hundreds of blowdowns along some Oregon trails. I could have planned a different route if I had asked. Scuffed up my legs pretty well, too.

According to horse packers I met, the trails are never cleared, at least by USFS.

Very much a wilderness experience, on the plus side.