点评:This is a fabulous walk! The views are stunning and the landscape quite varied. Having completed several Great Walks, I would have this up there with the Heaphy as my favourite. The track itself is kept in very good condition and while it is very long, it is not terribly arduous. Day 1 takes you up through beautiful rain forest. Day 2 takes you from Lyell Hit to Ghost Lake Hut and the highest point of elevation at Heaven’s Door. Wow! The views are incredible, arguably as good as Day 2 of the Keppler Track! The sunrise is beautiful here! Day 3 and 4 continue the descent but keep offering more and more varied landscape across the Alpine environment and across marshes and valleys.
I was initially put off by the fact that there are mountain bikers sharing the trail but honestly, it’s not a thing. Everyone got along fine. It’s not like there are many anyway. The huts are nice but small. One of the things I liked most about the accommodation was that they have private ‘sleep out’ huts separate from the main hut. These have a really nice bit of privacy. The toilets are composting toilets and kept very clean (so much better than the long drops at DOC huts!).
The history behind this place is amazing! Read the making of the Old Ghost Road book in the lodges. It’s a terrific read!
翻译:这是一次很棒的徒步之旅!景色令人惊叹,景观也多种多样。我完成了几次伟大的徒步之旅,这次和希菲山一样是我的最爱。这条步道本身保养得很好,虽然很长,但并不十分艰难。第一天,您将穿过美丽的雨林。第二天,您将从莱尔希特 (Lyell Hit) 前往鬼湖小屋 (Ghost Lake Hut),然后到达天堂之门 (Heaphy’s Door) 的最高海拔点。哇!景色令人难以置信,可以说和开普勒步道 (Keppler Track) 的第二天一样好!这里的日出很美!第三天和第四天继续下山,但继续提供更多不同的景观,横跨阿尔卑斯山环境、沼泽和山谷。
我最初对有山地自行车手共享这条步道感到不快,但老实说,这不是什么大事。每个人都相处得很好。反正也不是很多。小屋很漂亮,但很小。我最喜欢的住宿之一是他们有独立于主小屋的私人“户外睡眠”小屋。这些小屋的私密性非常好。厕所是堆肥厕所,非常干净(比 DOC 小屋的长距离落水道好多了!)。
这个地方背后的历史令人惊叹!在小屋里阅读《老鬼路》一书的制作过程。这本书读起来很棒!