点评:Please be aware that the shorter yellow and blue marked paths are not currently passable (without extreme difficulty). The fallen trees make the routes increasingly tough, with access (and visibility of) to the path becoming impossible just before reaching the viewpoint.
We eventually managed to download OS maps, climb over a broken stock fence and beat our way through chin high bracken to rejoin the path for an easy stroll back down to the car park, narrowly avoiding divorce or worse.
I definitely can't recommend this route in it's current state, especially with a 5 year old and a (very fit and agile) 73 year old, though I do believe NRW are aiming to reinstate access in the next 3 years or so.
There is an illegible sign on the notice board (due to moisture ingress) which I think may once have made potential hikers aware of the situation. I have also retrospectively seen a notice on NRWs website explaining the situation, however as I did not find the walk via the NRW website, this was not of great help to me. In future I will check the website for status reports of any NRW sites I may wish to visit, prior to my arrival.
I DO thoroughly recommend Y Llew Du (the black lion) at Abergorlech for post exertion drinks and food, however. Maybe just ditch the walk and head straight to the pub (I believe the forest walks in Abergorlech are experiencing similar problems - blame storm Daragh).
Anyway, we survived and can laugh about it now.
翻译:请注意,目前标有黄色和蓝色标记的较短路径尚无法通行(或通行极为困难)。倒下的树木使路径愈发难走,在接近观景台的地方甚至完全无法进入,也看不到路径的踪迹。
我们最终设法下载了英国地形测量局的地图,翻越了一道破损的围栏,又艰难地穿过了齐胸高的蕨丛,才重新回到那条小径上。之后便轻松地漫步回到了停车场——整个过程真是险象环生,差点搞得家庭破裂甚至更糟。就目前状况而言,我绝对不推荐这条路线,尤其是带着一个5岁的孩子以及一位(身体非常健康且动作敏捷的)73岁老人同行时。不过我相信NRW方面计划在未来三年左右恢复该路线的通行权限。
公告板上有一个因受潮而难以辨认的指示牌,我觉得它或许曾经向徒步者们告知过当前状况。后来我也在NRW的网站上看到了一份说明当前情况的公告。不过,由于我没有在NRW的网站上找到相关徒步路线信息,这对我帮助不大。今后,我会在前往之前先在该网站上查询自己可能想参观的NRW景点的状况报告。
不过,我极力推荐位于阿伯戈雷赫的Y Llew Du(黑狮酒吧)作为运动后的用餐与小酌之地。或许干脆放弃徒步,直接去酒吧好了(据我所知,阿伯戈雷赫的森林步道也面临着类似问题——都怪风暴达拉造成的)。
总之,就是这样。我们挺过来了,现在可以拿来一笑而过了。