by flingebunt » Mon 14 Dec, 2020 3:19 pm
The safest place would be downtown Mapleton, which is in walking distance of the trailhead at Leafy Lane. If you leave your car in town, you just want to keep walking down Delicia Road to the town, which is a little less than walking to Leafy Lane.
In fact, if you are going on a weekday, you can take a bus to and from Mapleton. Or a bus to near the start of the walk at Baroon Pocket Dam. On Weekends there is no Mapleton Bus.
I think that your best bet is to leave your car at Baroon Pocket Dam and take a taxi from there. You are more likely to find a spot with a phone signal in that area to call a taxi or book an Uber than at the other end.