点评:The Rose River Falls Trail loop was the first hike we did in Shenandoah National Park and probably my favorite one. There is a small parking lot across from the trailhead on Skyline drive but there is also an overlook with a lot of parking which is where we started. We chose to do the loop trail clockwise starting on the horse trail and finishing coming up the fire road which turned out well.
The horse trail is also the regular trail and after descending takes you to the falls in a mile or so. The trail is fairly rocky throughout but not overly technical. We went in mid October and the leaves were full of color. The trail was also not very crowded at all. After leaving the falls and starting back up the mountain the trail parallels the water which I was not expecting. There aren’t any large falls like Rose River but plenty of very scenic spots. As soon as you arrive on the fire road you come to the base of Dark Hollow Falls. To see the main viewpoint of the falls is only a few tenths of a mile but it is straight uphill after you have already been hiking 3 miles. We thought it was worth it since it allowed us to skip the longer part of that trail. The fire road is a gradual uphill climb back to the parking lot but it is a very wide and easy path. We loved this hike and would recommend it to anyone visiting the park.
翻译:玫瑰河瀑布小径环路是我们在谢南多厄国家公园进行的第一条徒步路线,也是我最喜欢的一条。在 Skyline 大道上的小径入口对面有一个小停车场,但那里也有一个有很多停车位的观景台,我们从那里出发。我们选择顺时针走环形小径,从马道开始,最后到达防火道,结果很好。
马道也是常规小径,下山后,一英里左右即可到达瀑布。小径全程相当崎岖,但技术性不强。我们是在十月中旬去的,树叶五彩缤纷。小径上也不是很拥挤。离开瀑布后,开始上山,小径与水平行,这是我没有想到的。这里没有像玫瑰河那样的大瀑布,但有很多风景优美的景点。一到防火道,您就会来到 Dark Hollow 瀑布的底部。要看到瀑布的主要观景点只有十分之几英里,但在您已经徒步 3 英里后,它就是直上坡路了。我们认为这是值得的,因为它让我们跳过了那条小径较长的一段。防火道是一条逐渐上坡的路,可以回到停车场,但这是一条非常宽阔且容易的路。我们喜欢这次徒步旅行,并会向所有参观公园的人推荐它。