点评:Firstly can I say .....thank God there is toilets right at the entrance of the car park, we had the last 30 minutes of our journey ( 2hr drive ) crossing our legs lol .
When we arrived sunday 12th April about mid day the car park was not even a quarter full , possibly because the weather forecast wasn't looking too good , though the threatened rain never materialised . The walk itself is very peaceful and picturesque, in some parts the path is flat and maintained though a fair bit of it is rough and ready so you need to be in fair condition. We stopped quite a bit as we're not young and certainly not the fittest, we took loads of photos and simply enjoyed the ambiance. Overall the 4.5miles took us 5hrs and thoroughly enjoyed it . Just a note there are no mile markers so you're never fully sure how much you've walked and how much you've left . About half way round the route there was a welcome ice cream van selling hot drinks , cold drinks etc . Then another 20-30 minutes walk there is a small cafe at a caravan site that the trail passes through . At £11 per adult with free parking we feel its a fair price in order to maintain the toilets, fencing , car park , bridges and paths. I just wouldn't recommend this walk on a really wet day or a day or 2 after a heavy down pour as some parts are a bit iffy even when dry .
Also a note mobile phone reception during the route is patchy at best .
On a final note we met a local celeb , peanut , a lovely Jack Russel and his owner , local to the village who helped us find the car park as the route doesn't end where you start , though its not far apart .
翻译:首先我要说……谢天谢地,停车场入口处就有厕所,不然我们最后半小时的车程(两小时车程)都得翘着二郎腿等着上厕所,哈哈。
我们4月12日星期日中午左右到达时,停车场连四分之一都没停满,可能是因为天气预报不太好,不过预报的雨最终并没有下。徒步路线本身非常宁静优美,有些路段平坦且维护良好,但也有不少路段崎岖不平,所以需要一定的体能。我们因为年纪大了,体能也一般,所以中途停了不少次,拍了很多照片,尽情享受了沿途的风景。全程4.5英里,我们花了5个小时,非常享受。需要注意的是,这条路线没有里程标记,所以你永远无法确切地知道自己走了多远,还剩下多少路。大约走到一半的时候,我们看到了一辆冰淇淋车,还卖热饮、冷饮等等,真是太好了。再走20-30分钟,就能到达步道穿过的一个露营地,那里有一家小咖啡馆。成人票价11英镑,停车免费,我们觉得这个价格很合理,足以维护厕所、围栏、停车场、桥梁和步道。只是我不建议在雨天或者暴雨后的一两天内走这条路线,因为即使干燥,有些路段也不太好走。
另外需要注意的是,沿途的手机信号时好时坏。
最后,我们遇到了一位当地名人——一只名叫“花生”的可爱杰克罗素梗犬,以及它的主人,他们是村里的居民。因为这条路线的终点和起点并不远,所以主人帮我们找到了停车场。