点评:We enjoyed 2/3 of a day doing some easy hiking in the beautiful scenery here.
The main trails that are accessed from the top of the gondola/chairlift ride are well maintained and easy/not technically difficult. There are some stairs and some ups and downs.
We were there in early September, after peak wildflower season; but the grounds were still very attractive and colorful - with reddish, green, yellow and white plants and flowers. With the pretty flora, well maintained gravel paths, and clear signs, it felt more like a botanical garden than a wilderness hike.
This is a very tranquil setting - but not really a tranquil experience. At least on the day we visited, the hikes around the lakes seemed to attract tourists who liked to shout to each other as they walked around the lakes. It was not particularly peaceful. This area also seems a popular place for guided hikes. You don't need a guide to find your way around, but I'm sure a guide can add value explaining flora etc. For independent travelers, the guided groups do detract from the experience a little. The guides understandably have to talk quite loudly for the groups to hear, so you will be hearing noise from the guided groups as you walk around the main trails.
Staff are friendly.
The gondola ride up to the trails (marketed as a "flight!") is not cheap - about 75 CAD per person. If on a budget, you might be better off skipping this spot and hiking in some of the other beautiful scenery in and around Banff National Park. If 75 CAD seems to you a modest/reasonable fee for a gondola ride in the summer, then I would recommend spending a half day or more seeing the beautiful scenery of Sunshine Meadows.
翻译:我们享受了一天中三分之二的时间,在美丽的风景中轻松徒步。
从缆车/缆车顶部进入的主要步道维护良好,难度不大。虽然有一些楼梯和上下坡。
我们九月初到达这里,野花盛开的季节已经过去;但这里的景色仍然非常迷人,色彩缤纷——红色、绿色、黄色和白色的植物和花朵交相辉映。美丽的植物、维护良好的碎石路和清晰的标识,让这里感觉更像是一个植物园,而不是荒野徒步。
这里环境非常宁静,但体验却并非真正宁静。至少在我们到访的那天,湖边的徒步路线似乎吸引了一些喜欢在湖边散步时互相喊叫的游客。这里并不特别宁静。这个地区似乎也是带导游徒步旅行的热门地点。你不需要导游来指引方向,但我相信导游讲解植物等知识会更有价值。对于自由行游客来说,带导游的旅行团确实会稍微影响体验。导游必须大声讲话才能让团队听清,这很正常,所以您在主要步道上行走时会听到导游的噪音。
工作人员很友好。
乘坐缆车到达步道(宣传为“飞行!”)并不便宜——每人约75加元。如果您预算有限,最好跳过这个景点,去班夫国家公园及其周边的其他美景中徒步。如果您觉得75加元在夏季乘坐缆车的费用合理,那么我建议您花半天或更长时间欣赏阳光草甸的美景。