点评:Hiking Lookout Mountain Trail in Montreat
It has been several years since I hiked to the top of Lookout Mountain in Montreat, North Carolina that is at an elevation of 3,800 feet. With my grandson, Louis, and his Dad, Matt, on a beautiful Saturday morning we hike Lookout Mountain. The Lookout Mountain Trail is 1.4 miles roundtrip with 623 feet elevation change. The trail is basically a continual slow uphill climb as it winds to the top. The trail starts with a long stair step type trail. I’m 5’2” and these are tall steps for my legs. Winding up the mountain the trails passes through tunnels of mountain laurel and rhododendron. In some locations, there are switchbacks and actually wooden steps built where washouts have occurred. On a Saturday morning there are a lot of hikers of all ages so it is busy but not crowded. At the top are rocking outcroppings to scramble over that provide spectacular views. It is hot at the top. As a 75 year old from Florida (sea level), I definitely took my time climbing to the top with numerous stops along the way. It took me about 50 minutes to climb to the outcroppings. The top provides spectacular views of Montreat and the Sevens Sisters of the Black Mountains. Take Overlook Road in Montreat past stop sign, maintenance shed. There are two parking lots on right of the road for Lookout Trail near top of the road. A big rock says Lookout Trace - at the Parking lot where the trail starts. An additional parking lot is available further up the road.
翻译:蒙特里特的徒步观景山步道
我已经好几年没有登上北卡罗来纳州蒙特里特海拔 3,800 英尺的 Lookout 山顶了。在一个美丽的周六早晨,我们和我的孙子路易斯和他的父亲马特一起徒步旅行了望山。 Lookout Mountain Trail 往返长 1.4 英里,海拔变化 623 英尺。这条路线基本上是一条持续缓慢的上坡路线,蜿蜒到达山顶。步道以一条长阶梯式步道开始。我身高 5 英尺 2 英寸,这些台阶对我的腿来说太高了。小径蜿蜒上山,穿过山月桂树和杜鹃花的隧道。在某些地方,发生冲刷的地方有之字形和实际上建造的木台阶。周六早上有很多各个年龄段的徒步旅行者,所以很忙但并不拥挤。顶部是岩石露头,攀登时可以欣赏到壮丽的景色。顶部很热。作为一名来自佛罗里达州(海平面)的 75 岁老人,我确实花了很多时间爬到山顶,沿途停靠了很多地方。我花了大约50分钟才爬到露头处。山顶可欣赏蒙特里特和黑山七姐妹峰的壮丽景色。沿着Montreat 的Overlook Road 行驶,经过停车标志、维修棚。道路右侧有两个停车场,靠近道路顶部的 Lookout Trail。一块大石头上写着“Lookout Trace”——位于步道起点的停车场。路的远处还有一个额外的停车场。