点评:Great trip. We arrived at approximately 8 am and made our way towards the entrance of the park. This was our favorite state park in Ohio by far. We opted to hike several different trails in the park, including the Gorge Overlook Loop via Buckeye Trail, which allowed us to experience Cedar Falls and Old Man’s Cave. We also decided to hike the Ash Cave Trail, the Hemlock Bridge and Whispering Cave Trail, the Cantwell Cliffs Loop Trail and finally, the Rock House Trail. The parking lots for each of these trails were quite spacious and there were plenty of spaces to park. We did do quite a bit of driving that day, as these trails were located in different sections of the park. The trails were very scenic and we were able to see a variety of different features, including several waterfalls, a lake and multiple towering cliffs. The trails were nicely maintained and the walking paths contained plenty of room for multiple people to walk on. The hikes ranged from easy to difficult in nature and several of the trails contained numerous sections of incline/decline, along with multiple staircases. The only downside of our trip was that many of the waterfalls only contained a trickle of water, due to the recent droughts in the area. We also stopped at the visitor center, where there were multiple informational plaques, detailing the history of the area. We definitely plan on revisiting this site in the future.
Tip: I recommend spending the entire day here if you truly want to see everything.
翻译:很棒的旅程!我们大约早上8点到达,然后朝着公园入口走去。这是我们迄今为止在俄亥俄州最喜欢的州立公园。我们选择了公园里的几条不同的步道进行徒步,包括经由七叶树步道(Buckeye Trail)的峡谷观景环路(Gorge Overlook Loop),这条步道让我们体验了雪松瀑布(Cedar Falls)和老人洞(Old Man’s Cave)。我们还决定徒步灰烬洞步道(Ash Cave Trail)、铁杉桥和耳语洞步道(Hemlock Bridge and Whispering Cave Trail)、坎特韦尔悬崖环路步道(Cantwell Cliffs Loop Trail)以及最后的岩石屋步道(Rock House Trail)。每条步道的停车场都很宽敞,停车位充足。由于这些步道位于公园的不同区域,我们当天确实开了不少车。步道风景优美,我们能够看到各种不同的景观,包括几处瀑布、一个湖泊和多处高耸的悬崖。步道维护得很好,步道空间充足,可供多人行走。徒步路线难度适中,有几条步道包含多个上坡/下坡路段,以及多个楼梯。我们此行唯一的遗憾是由于该地区近期干旱,许多瀑布水流稀少。我们还在游客中心稍作停留,那里有多个信息牌,详细介绍了该地区的历史。我们计划将来再次造访这里。
小贴士:如果您真的想看遍所有景点,我建议您在这里待上一整天。