Check out these forest parks in Zengcheng, perfect for hiking.

A list of Zengcheng's best forest parks for hiking🌳 Perfect for weekend hikes☘️ Here are 5 mountains⛰️, all relatively easy to climb. I took my kids to 3 of them last month. · 1. Baijianghu Forest Park 📍Location: Search for "Baijianghu Forest Park Parking Lot" on your map app. 🎫Tickets: CNY 10❗Free parking, plenty of spaces available. 🕑Time required: 3 hrs uphill, 2 hrs downhill, mostly steps, sightseeing buses available❗ 🌊Features: Five main areas: water play area, waterfall area, beach area, lakeside area, and flower valley. The waterfalls along the way are a highlight, and Baijianghu Lake at the summit looks like a green gemstone. It's stunning, often called "Little Jiuzhaigou"! The ultimate hiking and stream-tracing spot in Guangzhou, also great for kids to play in the water. If you don't want to hike, you can camp, paddle, or swim in the stream, which is just a 15-minute walk away! Suitable for all seasons, a must-visit in summer! - 2. Taizi Forest Park 📍Location: Search for "Zengcheng Taizi Forest Park" (also known as Taizikeng Forest Park) on your map app. 🎫Free admission and parking, plenty of parking spaces. 🕑Time required: 2.5 hrs uphill, 1.5 hrs downhill, mostly gentle slopes, steeper in the latter half. 🌲Features: Many people come for the 270° scenic viewing platform at the summit, and it's definitely worth it. Strollers and bikes are allowed, and you'll see lots of cool guys and gals cycling to the top! There's a tea garden at the foot of the mountain, plenty of shade on the way up, and bauhinia and bougainvillea everywhere. There's even a cherry blossom valley, a bald cypress forest, and a lychee orchard! - 3. Nanxiangshan Forest Park 📍Location: Search for "Nanxiangshan Forest Park (South Gate)" on your map app. 🎫Free admission, 🅿️Parking CNY 4/hr, capped at CNY 30❗Parking spaces are limited. 🕑Time required: 1.5 hrs uphill, 40 mins downhill. Take the main road from the South Gate, or climb the steps from the North Gate. 🌸Features: An easy hiking route, similar in difficulty to Baiyun Mountain. Not much shade along the way, but the views from the top are expansive. The winding paths are great for photos, especially in spring when the bauhinia are in full bloom! - 4. Baishuishan Forest Park 📍Location: Search for "Baishuishan Forest Park" on your map app. 🎫Free admission and parking, limited parking spaces, but it's remote so it's rarely crowded. 🕑Time required: 2 hrs uphill, 1 hr downhill, paved road all the way, the trail only goes halfway up. 🌲Features: Natural forests, relatively unknown. It's the birthplace of Zengcheng Simiao rice. The tung trees and camellia trees are tall and dense. You can see plum blossoms and waterfalls from the summit. It was once one of the eight scenic spots of Zengcheng. - 5. Jiaoshiling Forest Park 📍Location: Search for "Jiaoshiling Forest Park" on your map app. 🎫Free admission and parking, parking spaces are very limited, popular with local residents. 🕑Time required: 2 hrs uphill, 1 hr downhill, gentle slopes on the main road, steps to the summit in 40 mins. 🌲Features: Many local residents come here for walks. The banyan tree at the foot of the mountain is beautiful. The whole mountain is lush and green, offering plenty of shade, but the view from the summit is average. - 🤳🤳🤳🤳🤳🤳🤳🤳🤳🤳