点评:We hiked Cathedral wash trail and it was not what we expected. Other reviews described it as challenging but very doable. That was not our experience. We are both fit and we hike a lot including doing some scrambling, and have never had a problem. Cathedral wash had some areas where you are side stepping along a ledge, clinging to the rock face with a terrifying drop of 30 or 40 feet down to the bottom of the wash. There were a few spots coming back where my partner wouldn’t have made it without my assistance, because she is relatively short and couldn’t step up to a high ledge. It was our first time doing this hike and on a Tuesday afternoon in May it was fairly deserted. We saw only 3 other small groups hiking during the hike, so we really didn’t have guidance on the optimal route. We did have to double back a few times on the way down to the Colorado river to find a passable route. It’s about 3 ½ miles total out and back. The view once you reach the river is fantastic. However, we found the hike to be scary in parts and would not recommend it to someone afraid of heights or unskilled in scrambling. For us, it’s one and done.
翻译:我们徒步走过大教堂洗礼步道 (Cathedral Wash Trail),但结果并不如预期。其他评论说这条步道很有挑战性,但其实很容易上去。但我们的体验并非如此。我们俩都体格健壮,经常徒步,包括攀爬,但从未遇到过任何问题。大教堂洗礼步道 (Cathedral Wash Trail) 的某些区域需要侧身沿着岩架行走,紧贴岩壁,直达洗礼步道底部,落差高达 30 到 40 英尺,令人胆战心惊。回来的路上,有几处地方,如果没有我的帮助,我的伴侣根本无法到达,因为她个子比较矮,爬不上高高的岩架。这是我们第一次徒步,而且是在五月的一个周二下午,那里人烟稀少。徒步途中,我们只看到另外三个小团队在徒步旅行,所以我们几乎没有人指导我们走最佳路线。在下到科罗拉多河的路上,我们不得不绕了好几圈才找到一条可以通行的路线。往返大约 3.5 英里。到达河边后,景色美不胜收。然而,我们觉得这段徒步路线有些地方比较吓人,不建议恐高或不擅长攀爬的人尝试。对我们来说,这趟徒步之旅,一次就够了。