点评:My wife and I completed the ~9 mile loop hike, starting at the ranger station. First off, you need to have a national park pass (cost varies) and a day pass ($2/person) to complete this hike depending on time of year. Don't show up without both because you will need cell service to secure the passes, and there is absolutely zero service at the ranger station.
Now to the hike...it was excellent. Overall, I'd say the hiking was moderate difficulty, but the rock scrambling required more mobility than typical hiking. Due to the scrambling, I'd say it was more like a difficult hike. There was some borderline rock climbing and crawling, with some potential fear of height issues climbing up, down, and over the rocks and boulders.
The hike is typically completed as a loop, due to the crowds that decend on the trail in nice weather and the nature of the scrambling. Our plan was to do an out and back hike to the summit. The ranger said we could, but they strongly recommend keeping the trail one-way. Once we got to the summit, there was no way we were going back the same way due to concerns going in reverse direction for the scrambling. Backing down some of the climbs would be significantly more difficult than coming up.
There were other people on the trail when we hiked on a Friday in late March, but it was not busy or crowded at all. There was a ton of space at or near the summit to spread out and have lunch while taking in the views. There are multiple spots with near 360 degrees views.
The hike down, if you are following the loop trail, was as very easy downhill. Even though it was about 1.5 miles, or so, longer than the hike up, it didn't take long.
翻译:我和妻子完成了约 9 英里的环形徒步,从护林站开始。首先,您需要有国家公园通行证(费用不等)和一日通行证(2 美元/人),才能完成这次徒步,具体时间取决于一年中的哪个时间。不要在没有两者的情况下前来,因为您需要手机服务来确保通行证的安全,而护林站根本没有手机服务。
现在开始徒步……非常棒。总的来说,我认为徒步难度适中,但攀岩比普通徒步需要更多的灵活性。由于攀岩,我认为这更像是一次艰难的徒步。有一些边缘攀岩和爬行,在攀爬岩石和巨石时可能会有恐高症。
由于天气好时沿小径下降的人群以及攀爬的性质,徒步通常以环形方式完成。我们的计划是进行往返徒步到山顶。护林员说我们可以,但他们强烈建议保持小径单行。一旦我们到达山顶,我们就不可能再原路返回,因为担心逆向攀登会很费劲。下山比上山要困难得多。
三月下旬的一个星期五,我们徒步时,路上还有其他人,但一点也不忙也不拥挤。山顶或附近有大量空间可以散开,一边吃午饭一边欣赏美景。有多个地点可以近乎 360 度地欣赏美景。
如果你沿着环形小径下山,下山也很容易。尽管比上山长了大约 1.5 英里,但花的时间并不长。