Autumn before the snow, a hiking trip to the mountains and fields (Gongyi Heifengzhai)

What is your deepest impression of the beauty of autumn? Is it the sudden wind, the falling leaves, the tight corners of your clothes, or the sunlight at 3 pm? There are many stories about autumn. The right temperature brings the leaves closer to the earth, allows the seeds to find their true home, and brings strangers together. In late autumn, in the yellow color, although there is a slight chill, it is the warmest time of the year. Do you love autumn? For the love of autumn, the most profound expression is probably that there is no reason other than to go to the mountains. The weather has been getting colder and colder recently, and it seems that the first snow is coming. We should be able to catch the last autumn, so let's go together this weekend! This is a simple loop, which can be wild or gentle, with a total length of 11 km, but you don't have to walk the whole way. The destination is Heifengzhai in Gongyi, where there are ancient elm trees, historical sites, quiet mountain villages, and autumn forests. If you start from Zhengzhou, you can first navigate to [Gongyi Grand Canyon Rafting Parking Lot]. There is a bridge behind the parking lot. After crossing the bridge, keep going forward, follow the arrow, find the path into the mountain, and keep going up. It is a quiet wild line, with almost no one to disturb you. Route: Grand Canyon Rafting Parking Lot - Wild Road & Trail - Elephant Trunk Peak - Heifeng Cave - Mountain Road - Heifengzhai Top (Watchtower) - Heifengzhai Gate - Viewing Platform - Heifengzhai Strange Stone Group - Stone Road Downhill - Highway (Ancient Elm) - Grand Canyon Rafting Parking Lot Notes: ① The overall mountain road is relatively gentle, and it is not very tiring to walk. A small part of the road in the middle is washed away by water, and you need to climb a little. After going up, it is a little easier to walk. There is also a section of road in the middle that is a little messy because no one has walked for a long time, so you need to pay a little attention. ② Wear long pants and light shoes, prepare gloves (to pull grass and hold stones), and a backpack (a small amount of water and snacks). ③ After going down the mountain, you will pass the highway. You can return to the parking lot in the direction of the ancient elm tree. If you want to continue exploring, you can continue to the opposite mountain along the path, and you can also return to the vicinity of the ancient elm tree.