Dafeng Summit 2/3-Day Trekking Plan - the Popular Pace

This 2/3 Day Dafeng Summit Trek is by far the most popular way. It taks shorter time and costs less money but everyday's walking is longer and more stressful. It's chance to make a summit is lower than the 4/5 day Dafeng Trek Plan in general. Please see below details of the 2/3-days plan of Dafeng Summit Trek.

Day 01 Mount Siguniang Town – Dafeng Base Camp Hiking

First day’s trekking to Dafeng base camp. Start by 8.30 in the morning and register at local office first. After worth start walking by a small ascent to the entrance. The trail is total horse trail all the way to Base Camp. The walking is on sometimes gradual and sometime a little steep trails. By the first hour you will be able to see the full view of Mount Siguniang and her sister mountains at its south ridge. After this you will be walking further into the Haizi Valley. Lunch at around Dajianbao and then continue walk to Base Camp. It can get quite windy and elevation rises quickly to around 4300 meters.

Overnight in hut or camping

Trekking: 12km/7-8 hours

Day 02 Dafeng Base Camp – Dafeng Summit – Mount Siguniang Town

Wake up in early morning and have breakfast, start on a rugged yet good trail, walk for 3.5km to reach the summit and come back to Dafeng Base camp. The trail is steep at some sections but it has a simple handrail for the final approach that you can hold on to. The summit has the most stunning views of Mount Siguniang probably. It can be very windy by the summit of Dafeng so you need to be careful while taking photos there. It is not a very big place by the summit. After photo time go back to base camp. Walking down may be also stressful. After arrive at Dafeng Base Camp, take a short rest, then trek back to Rilong.

Trekking 20km/ 10 hours

This is rather a quick way to do Dafeng Summit although some people do put a day or two prior to this for some acclimating walking somewhere else just to get used to the altitude. Please note even though this is a very popular way of doing Dafeng Summit Trek it is still very hard: ascending 2000 meters and descending 2000 meters and covering a total of 32km in 2 days' time.

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