Mountain and Lake Hiking Secret Route
by Ethan Smith 456_
Oct 22, 2025
Snow-capped mountains, deep valleys, colorful pools and streams of light
From understanding it to seeing it, it is so beautiful that it makes people speechless
You must go to Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong together.
💰Tickets: 60 (off-season 12.16-5.31 of the following year)
🚠Ropeway: 80 for upward movement and 40 for downward movement (can be purchased through the official mini program)
🌏Main attractions:
✅Wanglongping: The viewing platform has a wide view, with snow-capped mountains in front of you, and it is a good place to take photos
✅Wucai Pool (3900 meters above sea level): The highlight, this is the fairyland on earth.
✅Yingbin Pool (3120 meters above sea level): more than 350 exquisite and colorful pools of various sizes, stacked one upon another.
✅Zhengyan Color Pool (3454 meters above sea level): It consists of 658 color pools and is the second largest color pool group.
(Too many clicks, see the last map for others)
Route recommendation 1️⃣: Round trip by ropeway
Take the cable car up the mountain → Hike to Wucai Pond (via Wanglongping) → Take the sightseeing battery car → Take the cable car down the mountain
🟠Advantages: Suitable for lazy people, easy to check in at the highlights
🟡Disadvantage: You will miss the scenery along the way
Route recommendation 2️⃣: Go up the cableway and hike down
Take the cable car up the mountain → Hike to Wucai Pond (passing Wanglongping) → Enjoy the scenic spots along the way → Hike down the mountain
🟠Advantages: You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Huanglong along the way during the in-depth tour. You must see it when you come here.
🟡Disadvantages: You have to hike 4 kilometers, so be careful if you are not physically fit.
🚆Free travel transportation:
Chengdu ⇋ Huanglong Jiuzhai Station ⇋ Huanglong:
❶Chengdu⇋Huanglong Jiuzhaigou Station: round trip by high-speed rail, the fastest train only takes 93 minutes, purchase through 12306.
❷Huanglong Jiuzhaigou Station⇋Huanglong: Direct bus to the scenic area, the journey takes about 90 minutes. You can purchase tickets in advance through the official mini program [Jiuyue Travel], the ticket is 28/person (👉🏻The ticket to Jiuzhaigou is 51/person).
❸You must visit Jiuzhaigou during the peach blossom season in March and April.
🚨🚨Tip:
①Huanglong Scenic Area is located at a high altitude. Do not do strenuous exercise and move slowly.
② Never believe that health supplements for preventing altitude sickness are useless! It's not as effective as glucose.
③Be sure to pay attention to the final deadline for the downward cableway on that day and don’t miss it.
④There are official food stalls in the scenic area, and they are all reasonably priced.
④The scenery during the dry season is not as good as in summer, but overall it is still good.
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