These are what the rating numbers mean when I rate trail attributes by the numbers.
Level of Difficulty:
🟢 – A cakewalk
🟡 – Not difficult, but there may be moments when you breathe heavy
🟠 – Lots of heavy breathing and heart pounding involved
🔴 – An ass kicker
⚫️ – I went to Hell and somehow came back alive
Scenery:
⚫️ – This hike wasn’t taken for the scenery
🟢🟢 – Pleasant
🟢🟢🟢 – Scenic
🟢🟢🟢🟢 – It’ll knock your fu*kin’ socks off
Trail Condition:
⚫️ – Needs Maintenance
🟢🟢 – Rough
🟢🟢🟢 – Good
🟢🟢🟢🟢 – Well Maintained
Cell Service:
📵 – No Service
📱 – Spotty
📱📱 – Good
📱📱📱 – Mostly Present
Traffic:
🥾 – Light
🥾🥾 – Moderate
🥾🥾🥾 – Heavy
Trail Intimacy:
👍 – It’s Pretty Secluded
👎 – Don’t Even Try It
😬 – Really Risky
Please note: My ratings are subjective and based on my own experiences.