点评:What a great area - free public access with lots to see.
First - there are 2 different access points to these trails. Both are close to public bus stops.
One access is on the south side, behind the Tavern (the Tavern is only open in the evening). There are trails around the large pond next to the Tavern, and the trail we used starts behind the Tavern and goes all the way through the "Jungle" to the other entrance.
The other access is from a small parking lot, just past the Crystal Caves, on the south side of the road, where the causeway crosses the water to the airport.
The "causeway" access has a grotto at the start of the path. The Blue Hole "swimming hole" is closest to this entrance, and you must follow the path closest to the water to find the swimming hole. There is a small deck at the swimming hole with a bench to sit on. I recommend water shoes if you want to swim because there is no easy access in/out of the water.
Back to the hiking trail...The trick to finding the trail through the "Jungle" is to walk into the clearing with the big oak tree close to the Blue Hole. The trail is kind of hidden at the back of that clearing. It goes through a fence line right away, then wraps above the Blue Hole. A small distance farther are a couple more ponds and somewhere near one of them are the caves (not part of the Crystal Cave attraction) that are open to the public. While we were there, we saw a small tour group going to the caves (with hard hats and lights), so we didn't try to horn in on them. Maybe next time. I would say the whole trail (parking lot to Tavern) was around 1.5 miles and it was on uneven dirt/sand with tree roots, some rocks and small hills to navigate, so it is not for people with walking difficulties.
We continued on this path all the way to the Tavern, where we caught the bus to St George. The post for the bus stop was missing, but the bus driver said if we saw a pole on the opposite side of the road, we could use it as a marker for the bus stop across the street and wave the bus down when it came by. What a great park!
翻译:这是一个多么棒的地方——免费的公共通道,有很多值得参观的地方。
首先 - 这些步道有 2 个不同的入口。两者都靠近公共巴士站。
一个入口位于南侧,酒馆后面(酒馆只在晚上开放)。酒馆旁边的大池塘周围有步道,我们用的步道从酒馆后面开始,一路穿过“丛林”到达另一个入口。
另一条通道是从一个小停车场开始,就在路的南侧,经过水晶洞,堤道穿过水面到达机场。
“堤道”通道的起点处有一个石窟。 Blue Hole“游泳洞”距离这个入口最近,必须沿着最靠近水的路径才能找到游泳洞。游泳场边有一个小甲板,上面有一张可以坐的长凳。如果您想游泳,我建议您穿水鞋,因为进出水并不方便。
回到徒步小径……找到穿过“丛林”的小径的诀窍是走进蓝洞附近有大橡树的空地。这条小路有点隐藏在那片空地的后面。它立即穿过栅栏线,然后绕到蓝洞上方。再远一点的地方还有几个池塘,其中一个池塘附近有向公众开放的洞穴(不属于水晶洞景点的一部分)。当我们在那里时,我们看到一个小旅游团去洞穴(戴着安全帽和灯),所以我们没有试图阻止他们。下一次吧。我想说整条小路(从停车场到酒馆)大约有 1.5 英里,而且是在不平坦的泥土/沙子上,有树根、一些岩石和小山丘,所以不适合行走困难的人。
我们继续沿着这条路一直走到小酒馆,在那里我们搭乘巴士前往圣乔治。公交车站的标杆不见了,但公交车司机说,如果我们看到路对面有一根杆子,我们可以用它作为街对面公交车站的标记,并在公交车经过时挥手让其停下来。 。多么棒的公园啊!