点评:I was looking for an easy rated hike to do along the way home during our summer roadtrip and saw the Lady Bird Johnson Grove trail pop up as a suggestion. We stayed in Crescent City the night before and drove here first thing in the morning as we were warned that parking is limited at the trailhead.
Old Bald Hills Road is completely paved from the highway to the trailhead but very windy and steep. Try not to ride your brakes on the way back down! The parking lot has a pit toilet and probably about 12-20 spots max. We got there before 10AM and nabbed a spot. It nearly filled up in the next 10 mins after we arrived!
You start your hike by going over a bridge over the road you just drove up and are under a beautiful green canopy the entire hike. The morning we visited was a little foggy and misting. Really made for an amazing atmosphere.
Unless people are around you, its also very quiet and peaceful. We didn't download the audio tour so we're not sure what the numbered spots were about, we just walked and took pics...and enjoyed the cool wooded path. I think we were milling around out there for at least an hour. Maybe more. I hate spiders but the cobwebs along the trail/trees/bushes looked amazing holding the morning dew inside their woven patterns.
Good for older kids and adults. Not sure if the super young ones should come - lots of areas for them to bolt and run off the trail into the underbrush or down a hill.
翻译:我们在夏季公路旅行中,我一直在寻找一条难度较低、适合回家的路途中徒步的路线,这时“莱迪·伯德·约翰逊树林”步道作为推荐路线出现在我的视野中。前一天晚上我们住在克雷斯森特城,由于事先得知步道入口处的停车位有限,我们一大早就驱车赶到了这里。
从高速公路到步道入口的“老秃山公路”全程都是铺好的路面,但弯道极多且坡度很陡。下山的时候可千万别一直踩刹车哦!停车场里有一个简易厕所,停车位最多也就12到20个左右。我们在上午10点前赶到,顺利占到了一个车位。结果没过10分钟,停车场就几乎停满了!
开始徒步后,你需要先走过一座桥,跨过刚开车来的那条路。整个徒步过程中,你都置身于一片茂密的绿色树荫之下。我们去的那天早晨有些雾气蒙蒙,这种环境营造出了极为美妙的氛围。
只要周围没人,这里就格外安静祥和。我们没有下载语音导览,所以不清楚那些编号标记的地点是做什么的,只是随便走走、拍拍照……还享受着那条凉爽的林间小径。我觉得我们在那儿逛了至少一个小时,或许更久。我虽然怕蜘蛛,但小径旁、树木上以及灌木丛中的蜘蛛网在晨露的映衬下看起来真是美极了。
非常适合大一点的孩子和成年人。不确定年纪特别小的孩子是否适合来——有很多地方他们可能会挣脱控制,离开步道跑进灌木丛或冲下山坡。