点评:We walked from the Kingshouse Hotel to the Devils Staircase and back. The Devils Staircase itself is not particularly challenging but I HIGHLY recommend hiking poles if you have any knee issues like I do (osteo-arthritis and two torn meniscus). Cut any walking times I mention by at least a third if you do not have bad knees!
Once you reach the top, you'll notice there are two close by "summits" - I believe Beinn Bheag is to the right and Stob Mhic Mhartuin to the left as you reach the cairns. Beinn Bheag is about 20 easy minutes additional walking, slighly boggy but not too bad when we went. The footpath to the right is hard to see and is before the cairns. Gorgeous views here.
The walk to Stob Mhic Mhartuin is easily seen and it about 30 minutes up, very steep and a bit of a pain. But well worth it when you reach the top as you can wander the broad summit (there are three other cairns if I recall correctly) and rest in the heather to enjoy the views. We were fortunate to have clear skies when we reached these points.
The walk down was fine though I went slowly, but getting back to the hotel made for a long day for my knees and I was extremely slow for the last mile or so. The 15 year old was fine and probably could have run back pretty easily! If you are older than 15, you will be fine if you are reasonably healthy, have good knees, and remember to bring plenty of water and food. Or you can drive to the start and search out parking on the layby. It will be crowded by 11 so get there early.
翻译:我们从 Kingshouse 酒店步行到魔鬼阶梯,然后返回。魔鬼阶梯本身并不是特别具有挑战性,但如果您和我一样有膝盖问题(骨关节炎和两块半月板撕裂),我强烈建议您使用登山杖。如果您的膝盖没有问题,请将我提到的步行时间缩短至少三分之一!
到达山顶后,您会注意到有两个附近的“山顶” - 我相信 Beinn Bheag 在您到达石堆时在右侧,Stob Mhic Mhartuin 在左侧。Beinn Bheag 距离石堆约 20 分钟的轻松步行路程,略显泥泞,但我们去的时候还不算太糟。右侧的人行道很难看到,而且在石堆前面。这里的景色非常美丽。
步行到 Stob Mhic Mhartuin 很容易看到,大约需要 30 分钟,非常陡峭,有点痛苦。但当你到达山顶时,一切都是值得的,因为你可以漫步在宽阔的山顶(如果我没记错的话,还有另外三个石堆),在石楠花丛中休息,欣赏美景。我们很幸运,当我们到达这些地方时,天空晴朗。
虽然我走得很慢,但下山的路程还不错,但回到酒店让我的膝盖度过了漫长的一天,最后一英里左右我走得非常慢。15 岁的孩子没事,可能很容易就能跑回来!如果你超过 15 岁,只要你身体健康、膝盖好,记得带足够的水和食物,你就会没事。或者你可以开车到起点,在停车区找停车位。到 11 点的时候会很拥挤,所以要早点到那里。