Great Family Hike, Ranked 6th in Missouri
Pickle Springs Natural Area的点评
点评:My wife and I recently visited the Midwest to see a couple of state highpoints and hike some of the top trails in Illinois and Missouri. This was our last hike of the day after three other hikes, Mina Sauk Falls being the most recent, start this hike around 6:45. At this time of day, we had the park to ourselves as I only saw one other couple on the trail. I will also say Pickle Springs, which is less than 10 minutes from Farmington, MO, is totally free to visit.
Due to the late arrival and after several miles that day, my wife chose not to join so I did the 1.9-mile loop with 314 feet of elevation by myself in nearly 40 minutes. It was a very enjoyable trail to goes up and down around 3 sets of ridges. While it has some water features and one overlook, the highlight is the rocks. At the time of day, I did get to see some wildlife, rabbits on the trail. For me, I saw this as a great family hike where you can allow you children to enjoy the rocks and the multiple features of the trail. While I greatly enjoyed it and could easily see why it was ranked the #6 trail in Missouri by AllTrails, I could have seen this as a great place to visit with our children especially when they were under 12.
翻译:我和妻子最近去了美国中西部,打算游览几个州的制高点,并徒步体验伊利诺伊州和密苏里州的一些著名步道。这一天我们已经完成了三次徒步,这次是在6点45分左右开始的第四次徒步,而米纳索克瀑布则是我们当天最后游览的景点。此时天色已晚,整个公园几乎只有我们两人,我在路上只遇到了另一对情侣。另外要提的是,皮克尔泉离密苏里州的法明顿市不到10分钟车程,而且完全免费开放给游客参观。由于到达得较晚,加上当天已经走了几英里,我的妻子决定不参加了。于是我独自一人花了近40分钟完成了这段长1.9英里、爬升高度达314英尺的环线。这是一条非常有趣的步道,沿途要上下穿越三组山脊。虽然沿途有一些水景和一个观景台,但最吸引人的还是那些岩石。在那个时间段,我还看到了一些野生动物,比如小径上的兔子。对我来说,这是一次很棒的体验。我觉得这是一条非常适合全家出游的徒步路线,可以让孩子们尽情玩赏沿途的岩石以及各种自然景观。虽然我个人非常喜欢这条路线,也完全理解它为何能被AllTrails评为密苏里州排名第六的徒步路径,但我觉得这里尤其适合带12岁以下的孩子来游玩。