点评:Loved this hike. Getting up to the loop around the five lakes is fairly steep at times with exposed rocks and roots but very doable for us in our 60s. Once you arrive to your first lake it levels off a bit with many pretty views of the lakes which makes the climb up more worth it. It took us just over 2 hours and this was with many stops to admire and take photos of each lake. We started the loop to the right, going counter clockwise, seeing the Fifth Lake first. We liked this route better as most folks we saw were going counterclockwise and we felt like we had the trail to ourselves at times. We also liked this route as the Fifth, Fourth, Third and Second lakes had great viewpoints but when we got to the First Lake it was more difficult to see it, even though it was the largest of the five lakes. People we saw at First Lake, who had started the loop clockwise toward First Lake, were asking us whether they should continue the loop as it was a difficult climb and they were disappointed to not have clear visibility of this lake. We encouraged them to continue the loop. If you did the longer hike that went around First Lake, I suspect you would have better views of First Lake but if you just do the loop, you only see the tip of First Lake through the trees. We started at 9:15 am on a Wednesday in late September. By the time we were done the parking lot was almost full and the trail was getting busy.
翻译:喜欢这次徒步旅行。到达五个湖泊周围的环路有时相当陡峭,岩石和树根裸露在外,但对于 60 多岁的我们来说非常可行。一旦你到达第一个湖泊,它就会变得平坦一些,可以看到许多美丽的湖泊景色,这使得爬上去更值得。我们只花了两个多小时,中间有很多站可以欣赏每个湖泊并拍照。我们开始向右绕一圈,逆时针方向走,首先看到了第五湖。我们更喜欢这条路线,因为我们看到的大多数人都是逆时针方向走的,我们有时感觉这条路只有我们自己。我们也很喜欢这条路线,因为第五湖、第四湖、第三湖和第二湖都有很棒的景点,但当我们到达第一湖时,就很难看到它了,尽管它是五个湖中最大的。我们在第一湖看到的人们,他们沿着顺时针方向开始环路前往第一湖,他们问我们是否应该继续环路,因为这是一次艰难的攀登,他们对看不到这个湖的清晰可见度感到失望。我们鼓励他们继续循环。如果您绕第一湖进行较长距离的徒步旅行,我怀疑您会更好地欣赏第一湖的景色,但如果您只是绕一圈,您只能透过树林看到第一湖的一角。九月底的一个星期三,我们从上午 9:15 开始。当我们完成时,停车场几乎已满,步道也变得繁忙。