Its not that bad. Its an easy walk. Its now even easier to park now some new tarmac has been added to the road to the transmitter site to create a layby (3 cars can easily park), so no need to see if there’s room by the golf course. This cuts the walk down slightly, however I found it to be more muddy.
As for operating, you don’t even have to guy the mast. At a point by the trig, the fence has rolled over and you can slot a pole through easily. Its easy to use the building(?) on the summit to shelter from any wind.
The only real downside is on VHF where the nearby transmitters can cause issues, but recently I’ve had no issues (so long as I dont try with the Quansheng 
). But without the interference the coverage on VHF is quite impressive considering its height.
If you want to avoid any crowds, then go to the trig point, turn right and head down slightly till you come to the end of the fence, then you can double back and find a spot just below the trig, but on the other side of the fence to normal.
Ian