** Grand Canyon & Clifftop Track Loop
(Blue
Mountains National Park ) (Grose Valley )
*停車場位置--
Neates
Glen Carpark-- (33°39'05.3"S
150°18'52.8"E) (-33.651472, 150.314666)
Evans
Lookout Carpark-- (33°38'47.7"S
150°19'31.0"E) (-33.646594, 150.325283)
Grand
Canyon Loop Carpark-- (33°38'57.0"S 150°19'11.1"E) (-33.649165, 150.319744)
我們安排兩天的時間探索這位於Jamison Valley北邊的Grose Valley,Grose山谷的景致與Jamison山谷相比毫不遜色。這條環形步道包括以下幾條步道及觀景點:Grand Canyon Track、Evans Lookout、Valley View Lookout、Clifftop Track、Hayward Gully Lookout、Barrow Lookout、Bridal Veil Falls、Braeside Track等連成環狀步道。
(1) Grand Canyon
Track
我們從Neates Glen
Carpark出發,先經過一段長滿尤加利樹的乾燥下坡步道,及長滿厥類的潮濕小峽谷,進入步道主軸Grand Canyon(大峽谷)。此段大峽谷由上游往下游走,沿途懸崖峭壁飛瀑處處,水量充沛植被茂盛。到Rodriguez
Pass Track分叉點後左轉由小峽谷爬升到Evans
Lookout。
(2) Evans
Lookout
Evans Lookout是Grose Valley兩個主要觀景點之一(另一個是Govetts
Leap Lookout),由此觀景點可以觀賞Fortress Hill高聳的懸崖壁及Govetts Creek和山谷。
(3) Valley
View Lookout
Valley View Lookout在Evans Lookout附近,可從不同的角度觀賞Fortress Hill的懸崖壁及壯觀的Govetts Valley。
(4) Clifftop
Track & Hayward
Gully Lookout
這是一條沿著懸崖頂行走的步道,連接Evans Lookout和Govetts Leap Lookout,除了靠近Govetts Leap
Lookout一小段路略為爬坡外,其他部分都相對平坦好走。步道途中會經過Hayward Gully Lookout、Barrow Lookout、Bridal Veil Falls(Govetts Leap)等幾個漂亮景點及壯觀的懸崖壁。
(5) Barrow
Lookout & Bridal Veil Falls
Barrow Lookout是Clifftop Track途中最漂亮的觀景點,由此觀賞Govetts Leap Brook流入懸崖壁所形成的Bridal Veil Falls(Govetts Leap, Leap在蘇格蘭語是Waterfall的意思),瀑布在雨季時勢如千軍萬馬,現在已接近枯水期,是名符其實的新娘面紗。瀑布左側的垂壁上因常年崖壁滲水潮濕,長滿植被,被稱為Govetts
Hanging Gardens(懸壁花園)。
(6) Braeside
Track & Govetts Leap Brook
我們到達Govetts
Leap Brook小溪後左轉,順著溪邊往上游走,Govetts Leap Brook溪就是Bridal Veil Falls的上游,溪水清澈清涼。Braeside Track盡頭會接到一條石子路James Road,左轉約十五分鐘回到Neates Glen停車場。
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