Mt. Siguniang Trail Running Tour - 4 Days

This is a ground tour. Some days involve long hours of driving and sitting in the car. A 4-hour drive from Chengdu will take us to Rilong at the base of Mount Siguniang via Balangshan and we will have your first glimpse of Mount Siguniang Yaomei Peak by the car park. Arrive at Rilong and have lunch.

In the afternoon we will go into the park of Shuangqiao to acclimate ourselves by around 3800m.

First we will start our visit by a bus ride to the end of valley and start the tour. Around you there are many stunning peaks some are snow-capped and some are big walls including Mt. Jianshan, Mt. Yutu, Mt. Se'erdengpu, Mt. Potala, Mt. Abi and many more. We will walk on the less-walked boardwalk along the river and enjoy some quiet time in nature. We will hike down the valley following the river among the big mountains. The walking is rather flexible with distance since there is bus available along the stops between each location in the valley. The first 3-4 bus stops total 8-12km is where the main views of Shuangqiao are located. The walking will be on well-paved boardwalk on flat terrain with no steep part. Shuangqiaogou Valley is a zigzagged, deep and quiet and the longest valley stretching over 35km. We'll see yaks and forest. Today’s acclimating is flexible but we recommend to do the fist 8km at least since it is the most beautiful part of Shuangqiao.

After the hiking we will go back to check in to hotel and prepare for next days fast hiking.

Driving 4-5h, hiking 4h+, easy Pace

Overnight hotel by 3100m

Today is a full day exploring Changping Valley of Siguniang. Changping Valley is one of the three opened valleys (parks) of Mount Siguniang. It is a park toured by foot (or horse), no bus is available beyond the first 4km. It is 29-km long valey and visitors need to start from the ticket office by a 10-minute’s bus ride to get to Lama Temple where the walking start. Changping Valley Ticket office is near the road at upper part of Rilong town by the bridge.From Lama Temple the walking trail is in forest and on well-paved boardwalks. We will use the horse trail for running. The walking is rather on gradual terrain with nature around. We will follow the river in the valley to the first stop by Kushutan, a wide part of the river with dead trees and trunks. Then we walk to the 7km point where the trail meets the end of the boardwalk, which is called Lower Ganhaizi. From Lower Ganhaizi it is another 3km walking to Muluozi, the big open land by the foot of Mt. Siguniang where views are stunning. From Muluozi we will continue on another 3-10km depending the time. The deeper we go the more views we shall see. We will return the same way and go back to hotel. Have a good rest. Today’s elevation is between 3500m and 3900m without long steep parts of ascent. We will start by 8am and turn around by 2pm.

Hiking 24-40km, challenging Pace

Overnight hotel by 3100m

This day starts and ends by the base of mountain in Rilong.

Start in the morning by 8am. After check in the park we will start to walk on steep trail from 3200m for around 3km to around 3600m then we will continue for another 9km before we arrive the lake by around 3800m then another 6km of gradual terrain before turn around. We should turn around by 2.00pm regardless of how far we go.

Today’s view is a little different as we will have chance to see lakes and the east face of Mt. Siguniang Yaomei.

Hiking 22-36km, challenging Pace

Overnight hotel by 3100m

Late start and drive back to Chengdu or continue on your trip elsewhere.