点评:This trail is CLOSED due to extensive flood damage. The grove can only be accessed by crossing the Ohanapecosh River on the Grove of the Patriarchs loop trail where the suspension bridge was washed out. Repairs are not scheduled to begin until summer of 2027 and are expected to take several years to complete.
However, this parking lot is an excellent place to access the Silver Falls Loop Trail which cannot be accessed from the trailhead at the Ohanapecosh Visitor Center (off Highway 123) because that area is also closed for repairs.
This paved parking lot can accommodate about 22 vehicles and has a restroom.
From here, you take the East Trail heading in the OPPOSITE direction from the Grove of the Patriarchs. After about 0.5 mile, it connects to the Silver Falls Loop Trail near the top of the falls. You can then continue about 0.15 mile to the small viewing area, and then another 0.1 mile or so down a short, somewhat steep rocky trail to the footbridge at the base of the falls.
From here, you can either turn around and head back out the way you came, or continue over the footbridge and walk about 0.2 mile up a wider path with a few switchbacks to join the loop trail on the opposite side near Highway 123. Turn left to walk about 0.4 mile up the narrow dirt path that climbs up to the wooded area north of the top of the falls and then loops back down to the trail junction with the 0.5 mile East Trail which will lead you back out to the Grove parking lot.
翻译:由于遭受严重的洪水破坏,这条步道现已封闭。若要进入那片树林,必须沿着“族长树林环形步道”穿越奥哈纳佩科什河,但该路段的吊桥已被冲毁。修复工作预计要到2027年夏季才会开始,且预计需要数年时间才能完成。
不过,这个停车场是前往银瀑布环形步道的绝佳起点。由于奥哈纳佩科什游客中心附近的区域也因维修而封闭,因此无法从那里的步道起点进入银瀑布环形步道。
这个铺有路面的停车场可容纳约22辆车,还设有一间洗手间。
从这里出发,沿着东侧步道行走,方向与“族长之林”所在的方向相反。大约行走0.5英里后,便会在瀑布顶部附近与银瀑布环形步道汇合。随后,您可以继续前行约0.15英里到达小型观景台;再沿着一条较短且略显陡峭的石径走约0.1英里,便可抵达瀑布底部的步行桥。
从这里,您可以原路返回,也可以过桥后沿着一条较宽、带有若干弯道的小径行走约0.2英里,从而与123号公路附近的对面环形步道相接。左转后继续行走约0……沿着狭窄的土路前行4英里,这条路会通向瀑布顶部北侧的林区,随后折返回到与“东径”的交汇处。沿着0.5英里长的东径继续走,就能回到格罗夫停车场。