点评:My review is purely for the running trails, I haven't been to the forest as a cyclist or walker.
My intention was to run the blue 10k route. I downloaded the map from the website and set off, following the signs. Sadly I found the route to be very poorly signposted. I found myself inexplicably back at the carpark after only 4km, decided to follow one of the hiking trails instead, then re-joined the blue running route shortly after the reservoir.
There are so many hiking and biking trails criss-crossing the forest, and several occasions where a sign for runners was needed because there was a junction, but no sign was present. I went wrong at least twice more, and had to keep stopping to consult the map, which led to a very stop-start running experience. I ended up running 14km instead of 10, and considerably more elevation gain than it should have been as well.
I found the map to be fairly useless, since it just shows the trails you should be on, not all the others that cross it, and which could be used as reference points. I passed many wooden posts with circular gaps where arrow markers ought to have been. Whether it was poor maintenance or vandalism, I don't know.
It was £6 for me to get in (would have been £2 per person on top of that for passengers as well, if I'd had any). I am not averse to paying for access to well-maintained trails and facilities, but this was very far from that and I really resented that entrance fee today.
I don't think I will be back. The only way I would consider it would be if I had a GPX file to follow on my watch, but that really defeats the object of paying for use of a waymarked trail doesn't it, if I have to create my own map to follow?!
翻译:我的评论纯粹针对跑步路线,我从未以骑行者或步行者的身份去过森林。
我打算跑蓝色的 10 公里路线。我从网站上下载了地图,然后出发,跟着路标走。遗憾的是,我发现这条路线的路标非常模糊。我发现自己在只跑了 4 公里后莫名其妙地回到了停车场,决定改为沿着其中一条徒步路线走,然后在水库后不久重新加入了蓝色跑步路线。
森林中纵横交错着许多徒步和自行车道,有几次需要为跑步者设置标志,因为有一个交叉路口,但没有标志。我至少又错了两次,不得不不停地停下来查看地图,这导致了一次非常走走停停的跑步体验。我最终跑了 14 公里而不是 10 公里,而且海拔高度也比应该的要高得多。
我发现地图相当无用,因为它只显示了你应该走的路线,而不是所有穿过它的路线,这些路线可以用作参考点。我经过了许多木桩,这些木桩上应该有箭头标记,但木桩上却留有圆形的空隙。我不知道这是由于维护不善还是故意破坏。
我花了 6 英镑入场(如果有乘客,每人还要加收 2 英镑)。我并不反对为使用维护良好的小径和设施而付费,但这里的情况与此大相径庭,我真的很讨厌今天的入场费。
我想我不会再来了。我唯一会考虑的方法是,如果我有 GPX 文件可以在手表上跟踪,但如果我必须自己创建地图来跟踪,那么这真的违背了为使用有路标的小径付费的目的,不是吗?!