点评:We took a quick 10 minute detour off the Blue Ridge Parkway to hike around Sherando Lake trails on a beautiful sunny 75 degree day and we were not disappointed! We parked at the Fishermen’s Parking Area by the dam at the main lake and took the Lake Trail in a counterclockwise direction over to the beach and bathhouse area. This first half of the Lake Trail loop was a gradual uphill climb at first but not difficult. Then mostly level with a few uphill and downhill sections. From the beach area, we opted for the steeper Cliff Trail back to the dam area, rather than the other half of the Lake Trail. The Cliff Trail was a steeper uphill section for the first 1/4 mile to Observation Rock (which offers NO views). From there, the trail drops fairly steeply with several switchbacks. Entire trail took 1 hour at leisurely pace. Lake and beach area looked very nice with many families out enjoying picnics and cookouts in the picnic area, several people fishing around the lake, and a few brave souls braving the cold spring fed mountain lake for a swim. Beautiful lake area looks like a nice place to camp and visit.
翻译:我们从蓝岭公园大道绕道走了 10 分钟,在阳光明媚、气温 75 华氏度(约 25 摄氏度)的好天气里徒步游览了谢兰多湖步道,我们果然没有失望!我们把车停在主湖大坝旁的渔民停车区,然后沿逆时针方向沿着湖边步道前往海滩和澡堂区。湖边步道环线的前半段一开始是逐渐上坡,但并不难。然后大部分路段都是平的,只有几段上坡和下坡。从海滩区回到大坝区时,我们选择了更陡峭的悬崖步道,而不是湖边步道的另一半。悬崖步道的前 1/4 英里到观景岩(那里没有任何景色)是一段更陡峭的上坡路段。从那里开始,步道下降得相当陡峭,有几个急转弯。如果以悠闲的步伐走完整条步道,需要一个小时。湖滨和沙滩区看起来非常漂亮,许多家庭在野餐区享受野餐和户外烧烤,一些人在湖边钓鱼,还有一些勇敢的人冒着冰冷的山泉水在山间湖泊里游泳。美丽的湖区看起来是个露营和游览的好地方。