A Day Trip from Chengdu to the Stunning Oil Painting-Like Colorful Forest Hike

Chengdu’s autumn hasn’t even had time to turn golden✨
I took a quick 🚄 flash trip 👉 to Longtoushan, Hanzhong
Easily reached the summit via the cloud ladder, stepping into a Monet oil painting🖼️
🍁Colorful forest, 🌫️misty realm, ☁️sea of clouds, 🌄sunset
Here’s a full guide for a one-day autumn colorful forest hike!

🚄 Round trip in one day
🕒8:08 AM Chengdu to Hanzhong, 2.5 hours
🕒9:09 PM Hanzhong to Chengdu, 2 hours
Travel time and distance comparable to Chengdu’s backyard🥳
🐟Contact the driver for station pickup and drop-off, 💰240 RMB
1 hour direct to Longtoushan Visitor Center📍

⛰️ Effortless mountain climbing
🚠 Seamless connection between the cable car and the alpine cloud ladder🛗
Under 20 minutes, zero steps, smooth ride to the summit⛰️
Floating through clouds, breaking through the mist and sun☁️
Like a fairy🧚‍♀️ ascending to the ninth heaven
Just in time for lunch
Grab some Sichuan-Shaanxi cuisine to eat your fill before starting the hike🚶
The hotel’s right side leads to the cliff plank road I visited in summer
This time, the oil painting forest requires a sightseeing bus🚌 to enter the mountain
The scenery along the way is so beautiful it makes you forget to breathe～

🍁 Colorful forest hike
🌳 The oil painting forest is truly breathtakingly beautiful throughout!
🚶 Steps and flat paths, an easy 2-hour walk
🌲 Trees grow wildly, 🍂 fallen leaves cover the trail
🌊 Babbling streams by your side, 🌟 golden light dazzling before your eyes
Massive trees blocking the sky occasionally let sunlight sparkle through
📷 Every photo you take is a masterpiece～
☁️ On the way back, we encountered a post-rain sunlit sea of clouds
⛅️ The rising wind and swirling clouds bring a romantic autumn gift

🥢 Food
After descending, head to the driver’s recommended “Qianjin Road Night Market”🌟
Many locals queue here for snacks
🫓 Mei Ji’s 7 RMB roujiamo (meat sandwich), huge with meat soaked in marinade
🍜 Deng Huimin ordered a big spread for just over 30 RMB
Prices are very reasonable, eat to your heart’s content and head home satisfied
I’ll probably come back again during the first snow of the year!

📒 Travel tips
🌟 Be sure to wear a windproof thick jacket! A lined shell jacket is the best choice! Temperatures on the mountain now drop to as low as 5°C, and the wind is strong enough to blow me over anytime～
🌟 Visit in the off-season for a more relaxed schedule, but note the cloud ladder and cable car stop operating at 6 PM. To fully enjoy the plank road and colorful forest, you can stay overnight on the mountain for a chill two-day trip!
🌟 There are two direct buses from the high-speed rail station at 9:30 and 10:00 AM, about 90 minutes travel time; return buses at 3:00 and 4:00 PM. If the timing doesn’t fit, you can charter a car or use a ride-hailing service like we did, about 1 hour travel.
🌟 Pets 🐶 are not allowed inside but can be stored at the entrance
🌟 Tickets + round-trip cable car cost 153 RMB per person💰 If you stay at the hotel, a double ticket package is included~