攝影者: 蔡宗哲
大竹湖步道Ta Chu Lake Trail
長度只有80公尺的大竹湖自然步道，是日月潭邊最短的步道，1999年完工。從公路下方的停車場旁進入，不遠處便有一座觀景台，觀景台右側往下即是深入潭畔的步道，在步道下方的潭面有一處滾滾作響的出水口，那是日月潭有名的特殊景點 ─ 日月湧泉。其實，那是武界引水道的出水口，日治時期，日人從仁愛鄉武界部落鑿通一條地底隧道直通日月潭，將濁水溪上游的水引進日月潭，以作為日月潭固定的水源。
Ta Chu Lake Trail was completed in 1999. This 80-meter long trail can’t be seen from road side. Once you off the road and enter the trail head, you can see a parking lot and a pavilion. Following the trail down to the lake side, there is an outlet making sound loudly. This is one of the famous scenic spots – Sun-Moon Spring. In fact the outlet is one end of an underground tunnel, which was dug by the Japanese to lead the water from Zhuo Shui River to the Lake.
攝影者: 楊蕙如
停車場The parking lot
攝影者: 楊蕙如
涼亭the pavilion
大竹湖停車場從車道入口一直到車道出口全部都舖設植草磚。植草磚一直被視為是環保材料而被廣泛使用。植草磚鋪設在國家公園和國家風景區的邊緣或者使用頻率低的暫時停車場，確實是不錯的策略。但是植草磚事實上有許多缺點卻常被忽略，例如:
1. 必須隨時注意孔隙的平整，否則會造成行進上的障礙，甚至令人寸步難行；
2. 如果不是用細砂填平孔隙而是使用壤土植草，修補填土和養護草皮的費用非常高；
3. 植草磚停車場只會讓車輛的漏油和廢氣排放的有害物質隨著孔隙滲透到地底下，加重土壤的汙染；
據我所知在北美使用植草磚的策略非常嚴格，特別是在停車頻率高的地方。通常這些地方使用植草磚是為了減少地面的輻射熱和反光，以及整體景觀的考量。一般在這樣的停車場會採濕舖法，也就是在植草磚下面先施工一層隔絕層，讓植草磚過濾的地表水順著隔絕層收集到汙水處理廠，經過處理之後才排放到一般的排水系統。
現在許多大學校園的停車場幾乎都採用植草磚做為地表舖面，但是據我的觀察多數停車場地表都坑坑疤疤的或者出現沉陷不均勻的狀態。這或許和預算不足和施工不良有關。話又說回來，校園停車場強制使用植草磚的策略是否正確，其實有待檢討。
The brick paved parking lot extends from the entrance to the end. The brick is one of the popular materials designed with many holes that can be filled with small stones or loam to grow grass. The brick pavement may be good for the edge of natural areas or the parking lot that is used in low frequency. But still many shortcomings regarding the brick:
1. The hole of the brick must keep neat and smooth, otherwise it could become barriers to some people to move on.
2. The hole of the brick filled with loam and grass needs to be patched up frequently and costly to keep the grass.
3. Leaking oil and exhaust gas from the car infiltrate through the hole of the brick and pollute the earth.
The holey brick with grass may reduce radiant heat and glisten from the ground, but collecting polluted water too. Normally underneath the brick pavement, there is an isolating layer needed to be constructed first to collect water from the surface. The collected water then is discharged into sewage system after some special treatment.
Lots of parking lot on campus are paved this special kind of brick nowadays. According to my observation, the parking lots appear bumpy and rough, or sinking unevenly. This may be something related to budget or poor constructing. Here I’d like to appeal a review regarding the device of the holey brick pavement on parking lots.
攝影者: 蔡宗哲
又是地表舖面的問題造成輪椅的可及性不佳。從涼亭看向日月潭的方向，相信在設計之初應該有極佳的景觀。現在只要加以修剪遮景的樹木，應該也還不錯。
Another inaccessible to the wheelchair user causes by a poor pavement design. Judge from the present situation, there should be a good view from the pavilion to the Lake. But too bad the wheelchair can’t get into the pavilion.
攝影者: 楊蕙如
離開步道頭沒多遠就是台階步道。這條步道的可及性只能到達停車場。
The trail begins with a stairway. Therefore, the accessibility to the wheelchair user is reaching to the parking lot.
攝影者: 楊蕙如
年梯步道The Year Trail
年梯步道因其險峻的高度而被誇稱為「通天梯」，拾階而上，366個階梯數，每一階代表一天，步道全線象徵著一年流逝的經歷，階梯石板上刻著日期以及在當天出生的各國名人！遊客們可以在階面上依照日期找出與自己同日出生的世界名人！同時，中國傳統意味濃厚的24節氣也穿插在步道中，表達出趣味、知性與教育的意涵。2004年完工。
366 stairs along the trail, they called it “ The High Ladder”. Each step represents one day of the year, once you walk through the trail that means you have been through the whole year. Each the flagstone step carved one famous person around the world who was born at the day. You may find the famous person who has the same birthday as yours. This was completed in 2004..
攝影者: 楊蕙如
攝影者: 楊蕙如
攝影者: 楊蕙如
攝影者: 楊蕙如
年梯步道雖然不可及，它的步道口卻景觀絕佳。如果觀景台和兩側的商家可以加以整頓，重新規劃應該是非常棒的觀景區。
Although the trail is inaccessible to the wheelchair user, but the trail head is a good vista point potentially. It can be improved nicely and beautifully
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