点评:We had to take a detour due to road closure in Bessemer. No biggie.
This is a National Scenic Road in the Ottawa National Forest. The only fee area we saw was by the beach & that was $5.
The road itself is very pleasant & there's 5 different waterfalls you can hike to. If you're fit the walk shouldn't be a problem, but my hiking buddy has mobility issues & could only visit one.
The forest service needs to trim the foliage at these observation points!!
Great Conglomerate Falls - 3/4 mile. The hike is fine, then starts to descend. He made it to the point where the descent was more severe. There's stairs after that. The falls are beautiful.
Potawatomi Falls & Gorge Falls share a parking lot. Go left when the falls road splits for the handicap area. 1/8 mile barrier free for Potawatomi Falls - very nice flow.
Gorge Falls is 1/8 mile to the left. This would be a great waterfall, but stairs are blocked due to unsafe steps. Pity..
Sandstone Falls - .25 miles. Stairs, stairs & more stairs. They suck! This is a very scenic waterfall though. If you're fit - it's worth it.
Rainbow Falls - .5 miles of stairs again to a pitiful overlook. The waterfall must be very nice, but it makes a right hand turn right at the observation site & you can't get a good view. It turns out there's a trail on the other side of the river that has a better view. Take the road to the end & park in the beach parking lot.
Black River Harbor - The beach lot is the $5 fee area. There's a nice park like area with pit toilets. & a picnic area.
The suspension bridge is wonderful! It takes you across the river to the left - the beach. To the right the river trail.
翻译:由于贝塞默的道路封闭,我们不得不绕道而行。没什么大不了的。
这是渥太华国家森林内的一条国家风景公路。我们看到的唯一收费区域是海滩边,收费 5 美元。
道路本身非常宜人,您可以徒步前往 5 个不同的瀑布。如果您身体健康,步行应该不成问题,但我的徒步旅行伙伴行动不便,只能前往一处。
森林服务部门需要修剪这些观察点的树叶!
大砾岩瀑布 - 3/4 英里。上山还好,然后开始下山。他已经到达了下降更加严重的地步。之后有楼梯。瀑布很美丽。
波塔瓦托米瀑布和峡谷瀑布共用一个停车场。当瀑布路分成障碍区时向左走。 Potawatomi 瀑布 1/8 英里无障碍 - 水流非常好。
峡谷瀑布位于左侧 1/8 英里处。这将是一个很棒的瀑布,但由于台阶不安全,楼梯被堵住了。遗憾..
砂岩瀑布 - 0.25 英里。楼梯,楼梯,还有更多楼梯。他们很糟糕!不过,这是一个非常风景优美的瀑布。如果你身体健康——这是值得的。
彩虹瀑布 - 0.5 英里的楼梯再次到达一个可怜的俯瞰点。瀑布一定很漂亮,但是到了观景点就右转了,看不到好的景色。原来河对岸有一条小路,风景更好。沿着路走到尽头,把车停在海滩停车场。
Black River Harbour - 海滩区是 5 美元收费区。有一个像公园一样的漂亮区域,有坑式厕所。和野餐区。
吊桥太棒了!它带你过河到左边——海滩。右边是河边小道。