Huangshan One-Day Hiking Super Detailed Guide

🌏Overview: After visiting the Five Great Mountains, you won’t be impressed by other mountains; after visiting Huangshan, you won’t be impressed by the Five Great Mountains. The scenery is top-notch. But the view of Huangshan in the rain drops by 80%, and the difficulty increases by 20%, which I happened to encounter 😮‍💨 Total distance: 20 km, time: 8 hours 4 minutes, elevation gain: 2500 meters, calories burned: 3200 kcal. 🚗 Transportation & Accommodation • Take the high-speed train to Huangshan North, then transfer to a bus or carpool to Huangshan South Gate. • Transfer to the scenic area shuttle bus to Yun Gu Cableway or Ciguang Pavilion/Yuping Cableway direction. 🎫 Cost Reference • Ticket: 190 RMB • Shuttle bus: 38 RMB (round trip) 👣 Route: By vehicle: Xiaoyao Creek Transfer Center -> Yuping Cableway Starting Point -> Ciguang Pavilion Hiking Start Point Hiking: Ciguang Pavilion -> Xindao Entrance Up -> Tiandu Peak -> Laodao Entrance Down -> Welcoming Pine -> Bright Summit -> Buxian Bridge -> Bottom of West Sea Grand Canyon -> Paiyun Pavilion -> Monkey Watching Sea -> Shixin Peak -> Yun Gu Temple 📍 Route Segments 1️⃣ Ciguang Pavilion ➜ Tiandu Peak Xindao Entrance (2 km / 60 min) • 2 km with over 500 meters of elevation gain, quite challenging! • Recommended to go slow and warm up; I almost got exhausted. 2️⃣ ➜ Tiandu Peak (1.2 km / 50 min) • Most steep parts have ropes or handrails to hold onto, only a small section requires using both hands and feet. • Overall difficulty is moderate; be sure to start early to avoid crowds. I was the first to summit via the Xindao Entrance that day, which felt quite rewarding. 3️⃣ ➜ Bright Summit (3.5 km / 80 min) • Crowds started to form, hard to move fast. • Ate a bit at the helipad and did some light stretching. 4️⃣ ➜ Buxian Bridge (3 km / 50 min) • Starting from Baiyun Hotel, follow the signs to the West Sea Grand Canyon small train starting point, then descend into the canyon hiking trail (blue hand-drawn line). • The scenery is spectacular, the mist is beautiful, the most surprising and enjoyable part of the whole trip. 5️⃣ ➜ Canyon Bottom (2.5 km / 32 min) • Descending over 500 meters, a real knee grinder, proceed with caution! • The view should be stunning on a sunny day. 6️⃣ ➜ Paiyun Pavilion (2 km / 96 min) • Passing through the second and first loops of the Grand Canyon, which should be very spectacular on a sunny day. • Best to follow the blue hand-drawn line to avoid meeting descending tour groups; otherwise, you know how tough it is going against the flow. I took the wrong loops twice because it was raining and checking my phone was difficult ☹️ 7️⃣ ➜ Shixin Peak (2.5 km / 43 min) • Relatively easy to walk. 8️⃣ ➜ Yun Gu Temple (4 km / 60 min) • Descending over 750 meters, continuing to grind the knees!