点评:I ended up really enjoying the walk around the Kilburn White Horse, even more than I expected. We parked right at the top of Sutton Bank, which already feels like you’re stepping out onto some giant balcony. The view hits you fast. And then, almost immediately, you wander past the gliders drifting over the edge of the hill. There’s something oddly calming about watching them take off… quiet but not silent, if that makes sense. You sort of feel the whole place catch the wind.
Up on the ridge the airfield sits wide and open, like it’s been peeled back just enough for the sky to reach down and say hello. You can see the glider club buildings tucked in, people moving around with that unhurried rhythm of folks who spend a lot of time looking upward. It gives the top of the hill this strange mixture of peaceful and alive.
After soaking that in, we dropped down into the woods below the White Horse. And that descent… yeah, it gets rough pretty quickly. Beautiful, but the kind where you’re suddenly watching your footing more than the scenery. The soil turns slick, the rocks shift a little under you, and the whole thing becomes muddy enough that I was glad I wasn’t wearing anything flimsy. Adequate footwear is definitely advised. Honestly, it’s part of the fun, but only if you’re prepared.
All in all, a great loop. Sky above, forest below, and that sense of stumbling between two completely different moods in just a few minutes. I’d go again in a heartbeat.
翻译:我最终非常享受环绕基尔伯恩白马山的徒步之旅,甚至比我预想的还要精彩。我们把车停在萨顿山坡顶,感觉就像踏上了一个巨大的阳台。眼前的景色令人目不暇接。然后,几乎就在同时,你会看到滑翔机在山坡边缘缓缓滑翔。看着它们起飞,有一种奇特的平静感……安静却不寂静,如果这样说你能理解的话。你会感觉整个地方都仿佛被风吹拂过。
山脊上的机场宽阔开阔,仿佛被剥离了一部分,让天空伸手向你问好。你可以看到滑翔机俱乐部的建筑隐匿其中,人们悠闲地走来走去,带着那种他们常常仰望天空的悠闲节奏。这让山顶呈现出一种奇特的宁静与活力交织的氛围。
欣赏完这一切后,我们下到白马山下方的树林里。而那段下坡路……嗯,很快就变得崎岖不平了。景色很美,但美得让人不得不把注意力从欣赏风景转移到脚下。泥土变得湿滑,脚下的石头微微晃动,整条路都变得泥泞不堪,幸好我没穿轻薄的鞋子。强烈建议穿合适的鞋子。说实话,这也是乐趣的一部分,前提是你做好了准备。
总而言之,这是一条很棒的环线。头顶是蓝天,脚下是森林,短短几分钟内,两种截然不同的氛围就交替出现,这种感觉真是妙不可言。我肯定会毫不犹豫地再去一次。