点评:I researched a hike I could do with my husband, 10-year-old, and 13-year-old on an all-day Frontier Airlines layover. We are in our late 40s. We rented a car at the Denver airport and drove to the Ethel Harrold trailhead. This was recommended as the straightest shot to where we wanted to hike to see the waterfalls. Did not see any fee station or place to pay to park. There was a good bathroom at the trailhead, not a porta-potty. It was about 50 minutes for us to get downhill and a little over an hour to get back up. I would plan for 30-60min at the bottom to fully enjoy the scenery. Bring plenty of water. The small cascade of waterfalls at the bottom was beautiful and worth it. I wanted something that got us out of the city and made us feel like we were in Colorado for the day, and this hike was perfect! But it was not easy! We could all do it, but I especially had to take several breaks coming back up the incline to stop, breathe, and drink water. Kids are athletes, and they were fine. There is a LONG loop and a short loop, so make sure if you have kids, that you research and take the SHORT loop that crosses the bridge at the fork in the road and takes you down to the river. I was lucky that I watched a few YouTube videos that reviewed this hike, and they showed where to turn, so I was able to lead my family in the right direction when it was time. One more tip is to print out your driving directions to and from the airport. Driving in, we used our GPS the whole time, and it was fine. Driving out, we were reminded that we were in the foothill mountains and that technology is not always reliable. No GPS signal was available. We had to feel our way out and made a few wrong turns trying to remember which way we came in. I should know better - to always print out directions when dealing with mountain drives! We made it out and stopped at the Outback Restaurant near the airport, and filled up the rental with gas at the Costco near the airport.
翻译:我研究了一条可以和丈夫、10 岁的孩子以及 13 岁的孩子在 Frontier 航空全天中转期间一起进行的徒步旅行路线。我们都快 50 岁了。我们在丹佛机场租了一辆车,开车去了 Ethel Harrold 步道的起点。有人推荐说这是最直接的路线,可以到达我们想要徒步观赏瀑布的地方。没有看到任何收费站或需要付费停车的地方。步道起点处有一个不错的卫生间,而不是移动厕所。我们下山大约需要 50 分钟,上山则需要一个多小时。我计划在山下待 30 到 60 分钟,充分欣赏风景。带上足够的水。山下的小瀑布非常美丽,值得一去。我想要一些能让我们离开城市,感觉像是在科罗拉多州待了一天的活动,而这次徒步旅行非常完美!但这并不容易!我们都能做到,但我尤其需要在爬坡时停下来休息好几次,喘口气,喝点水。孩子们都是运动员,他们表现得非常出色。这条路线分为长环和短环,所以如果你有孩子,一定要提前研究好路线,选择短环,这条路线会在岔路口过桥,然后一直延伸到河边。幸运的是,我看了一些YouTube视频,里面介绍了这次徒步的路线,并标明了转弯的位置,这样我就能及时带家人找到正确的方向。还有一个小建议是打印往返机场的路线。开车去的时候,我们全程都用GPS,感觉还不错。开车出去的时候,我们才意识到自己身处山麓地带,而GPS信号并不总是可靠的。没有GPS信号。我们不得不摸索着走,还拐错了好几次弯,才想起自己是从哪个方向进来的。我应该更明智——在山路上开车,一定要把路线打印出来!我们下车后在机场附近的 Outback 餐厅停了下来,并在机场附近的 Costco 给租来的车加满了油。