点评:Sylvan Lake is a must visit location when visiting the Black Hills area and this is the location of the trail heads leading you to the mountain peak. Get to Custer Park early because the parking lots fill up quickly, especially on very nice days and weekends. There is a state park fee to access this area.
There are restrooms located at the parking lots, but nothing on the trails. We took trail #9 up and #4 down. We found that 9 was the easiest to use because of the overall greater width and more gradual ascent/descent. We found the narrower width of 4 to be more difficult because of more loose rock, some steeper up and down locations, and much poorer footing. However, you will encounter fantastic views of the Needles formation on 4.
Spending about 25 minutes at the lookout, the round trip took us (3 adults) about 5 hours and 15 minutes. Taking trail 4 back probably added about 30 minutes additional time because it is more challenging.
Items that you should consider bringing with you: hiking shoes/boots, water, food snacks, sunscreen, hat, bug repellent, backpack and dress in layers. I wore a backpack and had these items. I also brought a first aid kit which I needed because of a slippery footing fall on trail 4. Havingwalking sticks probably would have prevented this fall.
The topographic views are fantastic. We didn’t see any large wildlife but did notice a mountain lion footprint in mud on trail 4.
翻译:西尔万湖 (Sylvan Lake) 是游览布莱克山 (Black Hills) 地区的必游之地,也是通往山顶的步道起点。尽早到达卡斯特公园,因为停车场很快就满了,尤其是在天气好的日子和周末。进入该区域需缴纳州立公园费。
停车场有洗手间,但步道上没有洗手间。我们沿着#9 路线向上,沿着#4 路线向下。我们发现 9 是最容易使用的,因为整体宽度更大并且上升/下降更加平缓。我们发现 4 号宽度较窄会更加困难,因为岩石更松散,一些上下位置更陡峭,基础也更差。然而,您将在 4 号看到针阵的奇妙景色。
在了望台花了大约25分钟,我们(3个成人)来回大约需要5小时15分钟。从 4 号路线返回可能会增加大约 30 分钟的额外时间,因为它更具挑战性。
您应该考虑携带的物品:登山鞋/靴子、水、零食、防晒霜、帽子、驱虫剂、背包和多层衣服。我背着一个背包,里面有这些东西。我还带了一个急救箱,因为我在 4 号小道上摔倒时脚滑,所以需要用它。如果有手杖,可能就可以避免这次摔倒。
地形景观非常棒。我们没有看到任何大型野生动物,但确实注意到 4 号小径上的泥里有美洲狮的脚印。