Make sure you do this hike counterclockwise. You will start going along the crater rim, then down into the crater on the far end, then across the crater floor, and back up on a rather gradual incline. The crater floor is otherworldly, and quite frankly you have to see it to believe it. This hike is well worth the effort. Just do it already!Bathroom facilities are located at Thurston Lava Tube, near where the trail pops you out of the crater.
2006年四月,我和我丈夫在去夏威夷的一周行程中进行了徒步旅行,它是我们在在火山国家公园玩时的一个亮点。我们沿着基拉韦厄火山山道走,顺着接待处顺针行走(远离瑟斯顿熔岩隧道)。从雨林顶开始徒步旅行,然后下到在火山口下方。就象在外星上行走,到处都是火山岩和蒸汽喷口。一定要多带点水——火山岩要比雨林热。最好穿坚固耐磨的鞋子。我见过一个女士穿着人字拖试图徒步旅行,火山岩很锋利,有的地方有锯齿状的东西。山道以石堆做标志(大堆石头),另外,很容易沿着别人在火山口留下的道路前进。徒步旅行要量力而行。走这条路线,你会在瑟斯顿熔岩隧道的停车场返回。这儿有宜人的小路可以把你带回基拉韦厄火山山道。
早上吃完早餐的第一件事就是去爬基拉韦厄火山,小路非常宁静,气温也很凉爽舒适。在你到达奇乐威尔 伊吉火山口之前,你都能感觉到吹过生长着有趣蕨类植物与鲜花的雨林的微风。到达开阔的地方后,步行非常安全,因为山道上全是岩浆岩。在熔岩上行走时必须穿上远足靴或是质量非常好的运动鞋,因为熔岩比较尖。火山口底部的风景非常美丽,从海拔比较低的地方到活跃的蒸汽喷口都比较热。我拍了很多稀有植被的照片,它们生长在我们完全不能想象的地方,很是离奇。最后,沿着山路穿过雨林一直到了瑟斯顿熔岩隧道。晚一点的时候,我又重新走了一次,那时人比较多了,有些拥挤。我不应该在下雨天或是酷热天去走这山路的,显然那远不及在火山国家公园徒步旅行,去那儿徒步旅行真的很值得。
走在地壳的熔岩湖,这个湖花了36年来降温,是用来吹嘘的东西。从出口冒出的蒸汽,地壳被扣住,被冲出来形成了现在的地貌。如果你时间不够就直接出发并回到停车场,跳过环形旅行线路。
This is a really nice hike! You get to see varied terrain with lots of great photo spots. I loved seeing the vents up close and looking at the little plants nestled in the rocks. The hike is not too challenging, but you do feel like you've had your exercise by the end of it. It does get hot in the crater, so go in the morning if you can. It took us a couple hours, but we stopped a lot to take pictures.
Kilauea Iki trail was an amazing hike. Breathtaking views. Your descend into the crater on a back and forth trail on the side of the cliff. Once inside the crater it's as if you're on another planet. All sorts of lava formations buckled and cracked from when it solidified. There area is still active so there's a bunch of steam vents in the crater as well. The most recent eruption was in 1959 - so 56 years ago - which in geologic time is the blink of an eye. Very neat to see. The hike is a good workout for sure - so bring LOTS of water.
火山公园内不能错过的徒步 从停车场开始到结束大约2小时,山上植被很茂密,小路两边徒步很让人清爽。下到火山口后,开始感叹自然神奇的力量,整个地面被撕裂折断,仍有缝隙在往外冒着白烟。记得带够水,火山道没有遮荫的
我们很喜欢这个火山山道。在停车场下车之后,我们就去了熔岩管。过那边去玩一下,然后再回到火山山道这边来,往下的路先是有点颠簸,到中间又变得比较平缓了。我们中有些人是第一次徒步,但是总共4公里多的路程他们都完全没有觉得困难。里面有的地方很热,有的地方又很冷,而且我们徒步期间还下了一个多小时的雨。真是划算,记住带点水。
你在世界上哪个地方还能走在50年前活跃的火山山道?我们从基拉韦厄停车场出发,你也可以从瑟斯顿火山道停车场出发。如果路口有传单你可以拿一张,传单上印着的关于火山口的信息都有编号。我们逆时针方向行进,先是沿着边路走再走下火山口。边路很平坦,但景色没什么特别比不上火山口的景色。如果你想节省些时间,就从山道停车场出发然后顺时针方向走,直接下去山道而不绕小道。穿过火山口再回来,或者从另一边上去走小路。你去那的时候不可错过火山山道。这是种特别的体验,从停车场走一会就到了。它的一部分就是光线,自带个手电筒或者灯去没有光线的部分探寻一下很刺激哦。