点评:I’m not as young as I used to be, or in as good shape as I’d like to be. Given the descriptions and reviews I read I was prepared to turn around if the going was too difficult but even going slowly with stops to catch my breath we got to the top in about an hour. The last bit was the hardest; seeing no obvious path we had to pick our way over and around the rocky area searching for good places to step and occasionally taking advantage of rocks and tree roots for assistance. We found the marker at the top, took plenty of time to enjoy the view, but then couldn’t figure out quite which way we had come or which way to go back down. Fortunately another couple arrived and suggested an alternate trail. Even that was a bit hard to follow in a couple of spots but we ran into other hikers using an app who confirmed we were good. The walking was MUCH easier on that route. Other trails we have walked on this trip had markers all along; here we saw 2 or 3 red disks on the way up and none on the way down, so what gives? Does it depend on the jurisdiction, or on the trail, or have people swiped the markers? Given the number of well-used alternate paths, and given this trail seems to be recommended for most hikers and would attract those of us who are not used to relying on maps and compasses, it sure would be nice to have marks at least at key points! The other thing to note is limited parking along the road near the trailhead. Once you get to the actual trailhead there are signs saying no U-turn, keep driving the “loop”. At busy times you may have to park some distance away.
翻译:我已不再年轻,体格也不再像理想中那么好。根据我读过的描述和评论,我准备如果路途太难就折返。但即使走得很慢,中途停下来喘口气,我们也花了大约一个小时到达了山顶。最后一段路是最难的;我们看不到明显的路,只能在岩石区域里小心翼翼地寻找合适的落脚点,偶尔还要借助岩石和树根。我们在山顶找到了路标,花了不少时间欣赏风景,但之后却完全搞不清自己是从哪里来的,也不知道该从哪里下山。幸运的是,另一对夫妇过来,建议我们走一条替代路线。即使在一些地方,这条路线也有点难走,但我们遇到了其他使用应用程序的徒步旅行者,他们确认我们走得还不错。这条路线走起来要轻松得多。我们这次旅行中走过的其他路线都有路标;而这条路线上,我们在上山的路上看到了两三个红色的圆盘,下山的路上却一个也没有,这到底是怎么回事呢?这取决于管辖范围,还是取决于路线本身,还是有人偷走了标记?考虑到这条路线有很多常用的替代路径,而且这条路线似乎适合大多数徒步旅行者,而且会吸引我们这些不习惯依赖地图和指南针的人,所以至少在关键点设置标记肯定很不错!另外需要注意的是,靠近步道入口的道路停车位有限。到达真正的步道入口后,会有指示牌提示禁止掉头,请继续沿“环路”行驶。在繁忙时段,您可能需要将车停在远处。