Although I was visiting Flagstaff for a few days, this hike's well worth the drive out
Bill Williams Mountain的点评
点评:This was the second time that I hiked to the summit. The weather was better this time than in 2016. The trail's pretty well-maintained, just a bit overgrown in a few small areas.
For those who've never hiked this trail before, there aren't a lot of switchbacks. Most of it's a continuous 12% or so grade. Be sure to stay hydrated, especially if it's clear and sunny. It's about a 2500 ft vertical ascent, so it's a good workout.
There's a couple warnings. First, there are no signs when the trail ends and you complete the hike by going up the dirt road to the summit. So you might want to mark a tree or make a small cairn to find the trail after you walk to the summit and start back down the road.
Also, don't hike the road back down! I did tthis and it was a huge mistake! Although you cross a road midway up the ascent, this is not the same road. If you walk down that road that goes to the summit you wind up several miles south of Williams, with about a 2 hr walk back to the trailhead near the ranger district station. So just return the same trail you came up. That way you hike 8 miles or so instead of 17!
翻译:这是我第二次徒步登顶。这次的天气比 2016 年好。这条小径维护得相当好,只是在一些小地方杂草丛生。
对于那些以前从未徒步走过这条小径的人来说,这里没有太多的急转弯。大部分都是连续的 12% 左右的坡度。一定要保持水分充足,尤其是在天气晴朗的时候。这条小径的垂直高度约为 2500 英尺,所以是一次很好的锻炼。
有几个警告。首先,小径结束时没有任何标志,你只需沿着土路爬上山顶即可完成徒步旅行。所以你可能想在走到山顶并开始下山后,标记一棵树或做一个小石堆来找到小径。
另外,不要沿着这条路走回去!我这样做了,这是一个巨大的错误!虽然你在爬山的中途穿过了一条马路,但这不是同一条路。如果您沿着通往山顶的那条路走下去,您会到达威廉姆斯以南几英里的地方,然后步行大约 2 小时回到护林区站附近的步道起点。所以只需沿着您上山的那条路返回即可。这样您只需要徒步 8 英里左右,而不是 17 英里!