Mount Gongga Shan In-depth Hiking – 9 Days
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Minya Konka Camping Trek – 5 Days
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In general, there are three different plans of trekking Minya Konka: North Minya Konka Trek, South Minya Konka Trek and both north and south Minya Konka Trek. The north Minya Konka trek takes around 5-6 days total with everyday open vews available but it doesn’t offer chance to see the highest mountain of Minya Konka although it has chance to see many other mountains in this range. Minya Konka South trek also takes around 5-6 days and it offers chance to see the highest peak of Minya Konka but the views for each day are not as open and there are not much else to see. The third plan of hiking Minya Konka is the classic way of hiking to Minya Konka, usually what we call “hiking through ”. It takes around 9-10 days total and it covers both north and south.
Minya Konka Map
Please see the above map. The blue line shows the north trek, the green line shows the south trek and the yellow line shows the through-trek. All treks are challenging and beautiful. Please read below chart on comparison of the treks.
| Trek | Gongga North Trek | Gongga South Trek | Gongga Through Trek |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum Days Required | 6 (4 days hiking, 2 days driving) | 5 (3 days hiking, 2 days driving) | 9 (7 days hiking, 2 days driving) |
| Total Walking distance | 52km | 46km | 92km |
| Availability | April - November | April - December | May - October |
| Elevation Range | 3600m-4600m | 2900m-3800m | 3600m-4800m |
| Hiking Route | In and out | In and out | From A to B |
| Prominent Mountains visible | 7 | 2 | 13+ |
| Mountain details | Lamoshe (6000+, 5900+), Tshiburongi (5900+), Dolongo (5800+), Jiazi (6500+), Riuqi (6400+), Reddomain (6100+) | Mt. Gongga (7500+), Mt. Sanlian (6400+) | Lamoshe (6000+, 5900+), Tshiburongi (5900+), Dolongo (5800+), Jiazi (6500+), Riuqi (6400+), Reddomain (6100+), Mt. Doglomba (5900+), Mt. Sechu Lomba (5900+), Mt. Daddomain (6300+), Mt. Langemain (6200+), Mt. Gongga (7500+), Mt. Nyambo Konka (6100+) |
| Open Views | 4 days | 1 to 2 days | 6 days |
| Lake | 1 (Reddomain Lake) | 1 (Bawang Lake) | 1 (Reddomain Lake) |
| Glacier View | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Monastery | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Overnight | Camping | Very Basic Lodge or Camping | Camping |
| Overnight Altitude | 3nights: 3600m/4300m | 3 nights: 3300m/3800m | 6nights: 3600m/4300m/4000m/3800m/3700m |
| Campsite View | Lamoshe (1 night), Jiazi+Riuqi+Reddomain (2 nights) | Mt, Gongga (1night) | Lamoshe (1 night), Jiazi+Riuqi+Reddomain (1 night), Reddomain Camp (1 night),Mt. Gongga (2 nights) |
| Overall Rating | ***** | **** | ***** |
Our Trekking Recommendation
If you have limited time, choose Gongga North Hiking. It is true that it doesn’t offer the chance of seeing the highest mountain of Minya Konka but it always has open views during the whole trekking part while the Gongga South Trek has half of the trekking in the forest. If you do have time you can consider the hiking-through plan. Although in summer time there is chance you won't see anything from the Gongga monastery, the only window you may see the highest peak of Minya Konka on the “South Minya Konka Trek” or the “Hiking Through Plan of Minya Konka”.
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