2024 May Day Self-Drive in Yanji—Mao'er Mountain

Mao'er Mountain is a small hill in the Yanji city area. During the May Day holiday, we took our parents on a self-drive tour of Yanji, and on the first day, we chose to go to Mao'er Mountain to watch the sunset. 💗 Travel Feelings If you come to Yanji for a trip, and the weather is good, then I recommend making a trip to Mao'er Mountain. From the top of the mountain, you can see the entire city, and the sunset is really beautiful. 【📌Practical Information】 Open scenic area, no gates, no admission fee. The main attraction is hiking, with wooden plank paths throughout. The hiking trail is a small loop; after walking a short flat distance from the start, there is a fork, and tourists generally keep to the right. The right side has more steps, it's tiring but the scenery is better, while the left side has a gentle slope. The mountain is not high, it takes at most one hour to reach the top. Elderly people should consider carefully, and it is very hard for those over 70 who do not exercise regularly; it is advised not to climb or to take the gentle slope. There is a three-story wooden building on the mountain top, and the view from the building is very good, especially on clear days, the sunset is extremely beautiful. There are no dining or entertainment facilities on or at the foot of the mountain, so it is recommended to bring your own food. There are vendors selling water and cold drinks on the mountain, but no hot drinks; there is a coffee shop at the foot of the mountain, but I did not pay attention to its business situation. There are toilets at the entrance of the scenic area at the foot of the mountain, but I did not see toilets elsewhere. There is a bus that goes directly to the scenic area. 【📝Pitfalls Reminder】 ➽ On May Day itself, it was jam-packed, and it took 1 hour to drive less than 10 kilometers, but the road conditions were very good on May 4th. ➽ I did not see a formal parking lot; all vehicles were parked haphazardly along the roadside, and parking was difficult during peak times. ➽ The scenic area itself is on a mountain, so if you take a taxi back to the city, vehicles need to come specifically to pick up passengers, making it slightly difficult to get a taxi out of the scenic area.