I picked up Cloudland Truck Trail from Highway 18 (which is an unmarked dirt road at a lower ridge of the mountain range). The dirt road sometimes has vehicles, most notably couriers for paraglider services heading for the top of Marshall Peak. The rocky dirt road is probably a 4wd road, but I wouldn't know for sure, I was just glad to be walking on it rather than driving it. At about 1.5 miles in, there are a cluster of peaks that I visited. The first was Marshall Peak. Surprisingly, I found nobody on top, which is a first for me, since there are usually paragliders up there. I looked to the west where Cloud Peak is, and decided to add it to my hiking day. It is only another mile along the dirt road. Cloud Peak was my turnaround point where I returned to the turnoff for Marshall Peak to assess my next move.

There are two more peaks across from Marshall Peak, I climbed the one to the east first. The short climb also follows a dirt road to a point near the top. I took a use trail the rest of the way. The top of this peak is actually red in color, since it looks like fire retardant was dumped on it at one point, probably as a strategic move when fighting a recent fire. Fortunately the fire never reached it, but now all the rocks and plants have a reddish tinge to them. I measured the summit at 4000 feet. Afterwards, I retreated back to the intersection to the east of Marshall Peak. This time I took the dirt road behind the gate to the north. The gate has a video surveillance sign on it, but it does not have a "No Trespassing" warning, so I welcomed myself in. The short walk ended at a new building on the summit, though I am unsure of its purpose. Afterwards. I returned to Cloudland Truck Trail and continued to the parking area off of Highway 18. Nice little outing with no other people in sight!