Coming 100 times still isn't enough! The most comfortable hiking routes in Hangzhou

When the West Lake is crowded with check-in crowds,
I found two "glass lakes" 💎 in the mountain hollows of the west city.
One reflects the green waves of Longjing tea fields 🍃
The other hides pine waves like a Swiss forest 🌲
Most importantly—
The whole hike 👣 has great scenery and few people 💯
🌿 【Guangming Temple Reservoir | Emerald Lake in the Tea Fields】
📍 Navigation location
🚗 Self-driving: Navigate to "Hangzhou Guangming Temple Reservoir," there are quite a few parking spaces in front of the cycling park
🚌 Public transport: Metro Line 6 Meiyuan Xiangshan Station → transfer to bus 1407 to Longwu Tea Village
🚶‍♀ Recommended hiking route (6.5km loop, about 3 hours)
Guangming Temple Reservoir start → Tea Mountain Viewing Platform → Hejia Village Forest Trail → Big Teapot Sculpture → Return to reservoir
☕🍛 After the loop, along the tea garden, there are stylish coffee shops and snack stalls where you can replenish energy

🪵 【Longweiba Shantang | Hangzhou’s Little Kanas】
(4km from Guangming Temple Reservoir 🚗 self-driving recommended for connection, or you can take a taxi)
📍 Navigation location: Entrance to Longwu Tea Village West Mountain Forest Park 🗺️
Parking is limited, you can also park at the village entrance and walk up
🚶 Hiking route: Entrance → Wooden boardwalk → Forest lakeshore → Circle around the reservoir → Return the same way (about 2km)
You can camp on the embankment, but open flames are prohibited 🔥

🌲 Why is it worth visiting?
① The lake water is as blue as if filtered 💧 (stunning even on cloudy days ❗)
Check out the original phone photos for yourself 👀
② Giant pine trees grow on both sides of the boardwalk 🌳 (over 50 years old)
③ The mountaintop lookout can see both reservoirs at once 👀
📌 Double reservoir walking TIPS
🔸 Transportation: Self-driving 🚙 is recommended, parking is free at both locations 🆓
🔸 Connection route: Morning Guangming Temple loop → Little Braid Noodle Shop, 🍲 who understands the open-air noodle shop in the tea garden → Afternoon Longweiba stroll
🔹 Safety reminder: Swimming is prohibited in both reservoirs 🚫!
Some wild paths are mossy and slippery, so wear anti-slip shoes 👟
Six years of hiking experience, trust me‼️
If you come to Hangzhou and haven’t been on the Longwu hiking route, you’ll regret it~
Those corners overlooked by big data 🗺️
Are the most precious stories of Hangzhou 🌸