点评:Had to be done. A complete, no diversion walk entirely by Chesil Beach alone. It's challenging but rewarding nonetheless. Preparation is essential. You won't get lost, just tired; especially if you don't take regular breaks. Go early in daylight, preferably by low tide. Start from West Bay and take advantage of the hard grit sand that's exposed by the shoreline at low tide. It's a lot easier to walk on this than those shifting pebbles. The added bonus of this, is that you will be a safe distance from those cliffs that are prone to collapse. At around seven miles along, you should be approaching Abbotsbury carpark. There is still ten miles walking to do from there. There is a cafe and toilets in the carpark. If you're tired , be honest with yourself because the second half of the walk is the most challenging. It's all pebbles and no escaping them. If you do decide to quit at Abbotsbury carpark, there is a bus stop a short walk up the road out of the carpark. The bus will take you back to WestBay or to Weymouth. Ask the cafe people for info, but you won't go wrong if you don't ask. Anyway, you can always do the second half of Chesil another day.
If you do carry on walking to Fortuneswell, it's 10 miles still. Definitely make sure you have refreshments with you. Don't try to hurry because you will burn out. Take it easy. Put your earbuds in and enjoy your tunes.. Now I did the entire walk in 6 hours and 40 minutes but ZI have had three attempts at it. Allow yourself at least 9-10 hours in daylight. At the waters edge, in places, you will feel like you are the only person on the planet. An earie and fascinating feeling it is too. Eventually you will have finished the entire length of Chesil. It's a fantastic achievement which you will be so happy to have completed. There is a very popular cafe at the end. Quiddles cafe. They have live-cam on the web, so you will be seen walking past it. Give it a celebration wave as you pass.
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翻译:必须完成。全程只走切西尔海滩,不绕路。虽然充满挑战,但绝对值得。准备工作至关重要。你不会迷路,只会感到疲惫;尤其是在没有定期休息的情况下。最好在天亮时出发,最好是在退潮时。从西湾出发,利用退潮时露出的坚硬沙砾行走。这比在那些松软的鹅卵石上行走要容易得多。这样做还有一个好处,那就是你可以与那些容易崩塌的悬崖保持安全距离。大约走了七英里后,你应该会接近阿伯茨伯里停车场。从那里还有十英里要走。停车场里有咖啡馆和洗手间。如果你感到疲惫,一定要诚实地告诉自己,因为后半程是最艰难的。全程都是鹅卵石,根本无法避开。如果你决定在阿伯茨伯里停车场结束行程,停车场外不远处就有一个公交车站。巴士会带你返回西湾(WestBay)或韦茅斯(Weymouth)。你可以向咖啡馆的工作人员询问信息,不过不问也无妨。反正,你也可以改天再走切西尔步道的后半段。
如果你继续走到福琼斯韦尔(Fortuneswell),还有10英里(约16公里)。务必带上补给品。不要着急,否则你会筋疲力尽。慢慢来。戴上耳机,享受音乐吧。我花了6小时40分钟走完了全程,但我尝试了三次才成功。至少预留9-10个小时的日照时间。在水边,有些地方你会感觉自己仿佛是地球上唯一的人。这种感觉既奇特又迷人。最终,你将走完全程切西尔步道。这是一项了不起的成就,你会为自己完成它而感到无比高兴。步道尽头有一家非常受欢迎的咖啡馆,叫奎德尔斯咖啡馆(Quiddles cafe)。他们在网上有实时摄像头,所以你路过时会被拍到。路过时记得挥手致意。
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