点评:This is a popular creek and waterfall within the Mount Fields National Park that is accessible by way of an easy 1.2km out-and-back trail which starts at the Mount Fields National Park Visitor Centre. The trail is included in the list of the 60 Great Short Walks of Tasmania and can be linked up with a quick detour to the Horseshoe Falls and combined with other 60 Great Short Walks trails including the Tall Trees Trail and Lady Baron Falls trail to form what is informally referred to as 'The Three Falls Circuit' arriving back at the Visitor Centre.
We recently walked the combined loop route described above, finding the Russell Falls short walk to be very enjoyable. This is a easy stretch which mostly follows the creek through lush forest until you reach Russell Falls. We saw several wallabies near the trail. The falls was rather light on the day compared to photos we had seen. There was significantly more water pouring out of Lady Baron Falls which we visited later on.
Overall, we liked the Russell Falls trail and would recommend it to even those visiting the National Park with limited time. It is short quick walk and back to the Visitor Centre. Half an hour is enough to see the Falls and return. If you want to combine with the Horseshoe Falls, add another 10 minutes to your walk.
翻译:这是菲尔兹山国家公园内一条备受欢迎的小溪和瀑布,可通过一条1.2公里长的往返步道轻松抵达,该步道始于菲尔兹山国家公园游客中心。这条步道被列入塔斯马尼亚州“60条最佳短途步道”名单,可以快速绕道前往马蹄瀑布,也可以与其他“60条最佳短途步道”的步道(包括高树步道和巴伦夫人瀑布步道)相结合,形成非正式的“三瀑布环线”,最终返回游客中心。
我们最近徒步了上面提到的组合环线,发现罗素瀑布短途步道非常令人愉快。这是一段轻松的路段,主要沿着小溪穿过茂密的森林,直到到达罗素瀑布。我们在步道附近看到了几只小袋鼠。与我们在照片上看到的相比,当天的瀑布水量较少。我们后来参观了巴伦夫人瀑布,瀑布的流水量明显更大。
总的来说,我们很喜欢罗素瀑布步道,即使是时间有限的国家公园游客也推荐这条步道。它走一小段路就能回到游客中心。半小时足够观赏瀑布并返回。如果您想和马蹄瀑布一起走,请额外增加10分钟的步行时间。