点评:We hiked the most direct trail route to Hawksbill Mountain that starts from the northern most trailhead, labeled "Hawksbills Loop Trailhead" on the NPS map. The parking area here is not large. It consists of pull-in stalls right along the roads, on both sides of Skyline Drive. There is another trailhead across from Hawksbill which is served by the other parking area. We arrived at 1230 PM on a Thursday and the parking was nearly full. The trail up to the top is, as others have said, a constant climb with no breaks in the gradient. We hiked with two boys, 11 and 13, and they had no trouble, but not without some grumbling. We took 3 to 4 water breaks during the climb. The trail averages 5 to 6 feet wide and is a mix of packed gravel and rock. It is entirely tree covered until the very top. We saw white tail deer about half-way up and they came pretty close, about 40 feet, and seemed totally unbothered by us. At the top is a stone shelter known as "Byrd's Nest #2", open on one side, with heavy timber framed roof and a picnic table. A few steps away is the overlook. There is enough area of clear rocky overlook for many hikers to sit, take photos, etcetera, as well as a concrete and stone viewing platform, apparently recently restored. The view is excellent and as good as Stony Man. The day was clear and we could see several valleys to the west. Our total hiking time (up and down, not including time spent at the top) was about 1 hour 10 minutes. Overall this was a great hike, and felt like a reasonable workout to get a great view of the valley and ridge region of Virginia.
翻译:我们沿着最直接的路线徒步前往霍克斯比尔山,这条路线始于国家公园管理局地图上标记为“霍克斯比尔环线起点”的最北端入口。此处的停车场面积不大,只是沿着天际线大道两侧设置的几个停车带而已。在霍克斯比尔山对面还有另一个登山入口,那里有另一片停车场。我们是在周四中午12点30分到达的,此时停车场几乎已经停满车辆。正如其他人所说,通往山顶的步道……整个攀登过程坡度始终很陡,几乎没有平缓地段。我们和两个分别为11岁、13岁的男孩一起徒步,他们倒也没觉得困难,不过还是发了几句牢骚。攀登途中我们总共休息了3到4次,每次都喝水补水。小径宽度一般在5到6英尺左右,路面由压实的碎石和岩石组成。直到山顶都被树木完全覆盖。爬到半路时我们看到了白尾鹿,它们离我们很近,大概只有40英尺远,但似乎完全不在意我们的存在。山顶处有一个石制避难所,被称为“伯德巢穴2号”。一侧开放,屋顶由厚实木梁构建而成,还设有一张野餐桌。走几步就能到达观景台。那里有大片光秃秃的岩石平台,可供众多徒步者坐下休息、拍照等;此外还有一个显然近期修缮过的混凝土与石块砌成的观景台。这里的视野极佳,丝毫不逊于斯通尼曼观景台。那天天气晴朗,我们能看到西面好几个山谷。我们全程的徒步时间(往返时间,不包括在顶上停留的时间)约为1小时10分钟。总的来说,这是一次很棒的徒步之旅,也算是一种适度的锻炼方式,能让人尽情欣赏弗吉尼亚州的河谷与山脊景观。