In 1802 Williams Williams described it as “a road, or rather a mere right of passage”. He continued: "Through this charming valley, like all other mountainous unimproved roads, the road is very bad, circuitous, and winding, and absolutely impassable when the floods are violent after a fall of rain ..."
Williams' account of 1802 highlights the route's nature as a passage or way, emphasizing its poor condition due to its placement within a mountainous region. He noted: "Through this lovely valley, comparable to all other unimproved roads in mountains, the road is extremely rough, circuitous, and winding, and utterly impassable during violent floods following heavy rainfall ..."