点评:i beleive the hike to Little Devils Tower is much shorter when accessed from Cathedral Spires trailhead, compared to LDT trailhead proper.
so that is how i did it.
starting from CS trailhead, there is some legwork required initially to climb the stone steps. it isnt terrible. I would classify this part as easy-to-moderate but the park call it strenuous.
anyway, assuming you access LDT the same way I did, you will reach CS in around 20 min. then it will take another additional 30 min from CS area to LDT. the S-shaped hike via Trail #4 to LDT is easy until the final 250 feet, when you are expected to scramble a little on the granite rock. it is not as difficult as some described. the only issue i see here is short legs may be problematic so you may need a second person behind to propel you up
I was pleasantly surprised to find myself alone, on a summer Saturday evening at LDT. and when I look across to Black Elk (Harney) Peak, there are only 2 hikers waiting for sunset.
where are all the people?!
it seems like most decided to hike in the morning, because i saw the trailhead parking is all packed. this isnt the best time however because the CS will be backlit. I started my hike about 2 hours before sunset and it is more than enough time for me to visit both CS and LDT. once the sun sets, I took 30 min to get back down from LDT to CS trailhead. so there is sufficient twilight to guide the way if you didnt bring a torch
翻译:我相信从大教堂尖顶步道起点 (Cathedral Spires trailhead) 出发前往小魔鬼塔 (Little Devils Tower) 的路程比从小魔鬼塔 (LDT) 正步道起点出发要短得多。
所以我就是这么做的。
从大教堂尖顶步道起点出发,一开始需要爬一段石阶,但并不难。我觉得这段路程难度适中,但公园官方称之为“费力”。
总之,假设你和我一样从大教堂尖顶步道起点出发,大约20分钟就能到达。然后从大教堂尖顶步道到小魔鬼塔还需要30分钟。沿着4号步道 (Trail #4) 的S形路线前往小魔鬼塔的路程比较轻松,直到最后250英尺(约76米)才需要稍微攀爬一下花岗岩。但并没有一些人描述的那么难。我唯一担心的是腿短的人可能会遇到问题,所以你可能需要一个人在后面搀扶你上去。
在一个夏日的周六傍晚,我惊喜地发现自己独自一人来到了小魔鬼塔。当我眺望黑麋鹿峰(哈尼峰)时,只有两名徒步者在等待日落。
人都去哪儿了?!
看来大多数人都选择早上徒步,因为我看到步道起点的停车场都停满了车。不过,这并不是最佳时间,因为日落时分,CS峰会被逆光照射。我大约在日落前两小时开始徒步,时间足够我游览CS峰和LDT峰。太阳落山后,我花了30分钟从LDT峰返回CS峰的步道起点。所以,即使你没带手电筒,暮光也足够照亮道路。