Great walk up for views, but better on a less windy day
Mount John Summit Circuit Track的点评
点评:We decided we were not going to do the extended loop track around the lake, along the Ridge, to the observatory and back down the forest path as the wind gusting down from the glacier was quite fierce at times.
Parked the car near Tekapo Springs before 10 because it got very busy with walkers after 11 coming back down. the walk up is a steady uphill walk all the way but pleasant through the forest until you get to open ground when the wind picked up. Only taking us about 50 minutes to reach the South Summit viewpoint, we rested but couldn't really sit and admire the view for long as the wind would gust quite strongly on and off. Glad we didn't do the long Ridge walk.
Then the walk back down the forest was less of a heart starter. It was quite a warm morning but the wind was quite cool - water and light windproof jacket for the top.
翻译:我们决定不走绕湖、沿山脊、到天文台再沿森林小径返回的长环形路线,因为从冰川吹下来的风有时非常猛烈。
10 点前将车停在 Tekapo Springs 附近,因为 11 点后下山的人很多。上山的路是一路平稳的上坡路,但穿过森林很愉快,直到你到达开阔地时风才刮起来。我们只花了大约 50 分钟就到达了南峰观景点,我们休息了一下,但不能坐下来欣赏风景很长时间,因为风时不时会刮得很猛烈。很高兴我们没有走很长的山脊路。
然后走回森林,心脏没那么痛。这是一个相当温暖的早晨,但风很凉爽——上山时需要防水和轻便的防风夹克。