Dayu Line, Tianhuangping, Taihu Source | 120 km Loop Cycling Guide.

| 120 km Loop Cycling Guide. Ride through ancient villages, bridges, and paths in Jiangnan Ride on the cliff road with an emerald green reservoir below Tianhuangping is the largest pumped storage power station in Asia and the second largest in the world ✓ [Route Overview] Weather: November 30, sunny, 0-17°C, no clouds Loop length: 116 km (starting and ending in Lin'an City) Cycling time: 5 hours 46 minutes Total climb: 3,115 m Highest altitude: 851 m (Jiangnan Tianchi Scenic Area) ① Changxi Line: Lin'an City to Gaohong Town, 15 km to Dayu Line ② Dayu Line: Dawangling to Yuling Top, 53 km in total ③ Dawaixian: Yuling Foot to Provincial Highway 218, 4 km in total ④ Provincial Highway 218: Pass through Daxi Tunnel, turn to Provincial Highway 205 at the fork ⑤ Provincial Highway 205: End at Jiangnan Tianchi, return the same way ⑥ Provincial Highway 218: Turn from 205 to 218, 42 km to Lin'an ✓ [Route Difficulty Analysis] Long slopes are generally 4-8% gradient, occasionally 12-17%, but it is recommended to eat and drink enough before the third long uphill, otherwise it is easy to have low blood sugar! ① Long uphill 1, 22-37 km Highest altitude: 705 m Climbing distance: 15 km Starting point: Shimen Village, Gaohong Town (north end of Shuitaozhuang Reservoir) End point: Dayu to Dawaixian fork (Lin'an/Anji boundary) ② Long uphill 2, 44-58 km Highest altitude: 851 m Climbing distance: 14 km Starting point: North entrance of Daxi Tunnel (218/205 fork) End point: Jiangnan Tianchi Ticket Hall (highest altitude 860 m) ③ Long uphill 3, 70-78 km Highest altitude: 698 m Climbing distance: 8 km Starting point: North entrance of Daxi Tunnel (218/205 fork) End point: Shiling (Taihu Source Town - Baisha Village - Shiling) ④ Strong UV, 0°C with no clouds, almost dried and sunburned ⑤ Lights, the two tunnels on the mountain top may not have lights sometimes ⑥ Physical exhaustion, 20+ km long downhill is dangerous ⑦ Winter sunset at 16:00 in the valley, be careful in the dark mountains ✓ [116 km Loop Progress Table] 07:45: Breakfast at Wu's Fried Bun Shop in Lin'an City 08:20: Arrive at Gaohong Town, Changxi Line to Dayu Line 09:00: Arrive at Shimen Village, visit ancient village and ginkgo forest 09:25: Arrive at Longshang Village, rock climbing and sightseeing at Lion Mountain 10:15: Dayu Line to Dawaixian, enter Anji boundary 10:45: Arrive at Daxi Tunnel entrance 11:00: Prepare to cross the cliff road above the reservoir 11:15: Pass through the bare rock tunnel 11:30: Arrive at Getianling Village 11:45: Arrive at Fujiwara Tofu Shop + Jiangnan Tianchi Ticket Office 12:00: Drink coffee and take a nap for 1 hour 13:45: On top of the dam, downhill along the cliff road 14:45: Collapse on the third long uphill 15:00: Arrive at Baisha Village Shiling small supermarket for a meal 15:30: Prepare for 20 km downhill 16:00: Arrive at Lifan Reservoir 16:30: Enter Lin'an City, turn to urban roads