Elbow Fork is a trail we did on accident. We were somehow convinced that Elbow Fork was Bowman Fork. You can see the Bowman Fork Trail from many of the ridges along Elbow Fork. Ultimately this trail, while similar in difficulty, will not take you anywhere near the same destination as Bowman Fork. Despite all that though, Elbow Fork was a fairly decent trail to hike. It was challenging, as it is quite steep in some places; and, had some great places to rest and look around in the shade. We met a few other hikers and runners on this trail, even late on a week day. So this seems to be a well frequented destination. We found about 3 pounds of all kinds of trash including wrappers, bottles, chew cans, caps, cigarette butts, etc.