[2025 Hangzhou Attraction] Travel Guide for Dragon King Mountain (Updated Mar)

🏞️ This is a hiking paradise covered in snow and ice. When snow is forecast in winter, Longwang Mountain in Hangzhou becomes a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai. Here, you can enjoy spectacular rime and icefall landscapes, as well as a variety of hiking trails for different levels. 📝 Recommended reasons: 1. 🌈 Beautiful scenery and challenges: Start from Sanmu Ping Farmhouse, cross the firebreak, and finally reach the top of Longwang Mountain. The scenery along the way is picturesque. 2. 🚶‍♀️ Diverse hiking options: Whether you're a beginner or an experienced hiker, you'll find a route that suits you. 3. 🌿 Unique and niche experience: Avoid the crowds and enjoy the tranquility of nature. 🚗 Transportation guide: 🚗 Self-driving: It is recommended to park at Sanmu Ping or Lin'an Dadi Zhiye (by the roadside) and then walk up the mountain. The road ahead may be icy, so drive carefully. 🚌 Public transportation: You can first reach Hangzhou city, then take a bus to Lin'an, and finally take a taxi to the trailhead. 📸 Recommended attractions: 🏡 Sanmu Ping Farmhouse: Starting point and supply station, offering water, crampons, and other equipment rentals. 🌲 Tiansong: A landmark attraction and a great place for photos. 🏔️ Longwang Mountain Summit: At an altitude of 1,587 meters, enjoy the sea of clouds and distant mountain views, and feel the charm of nature. 🗺️ Route planning: 1. 🐾 Beginner Route 1: Start from Dadi Zhiye, return via Longwang Mountain Summit, a total of 8.56 km, estimated 4-6 hours. The first section is challenging, but it becomes much easier after the first peak. 2. ⛰️ Intermediate Route 2: Start from Daxi Temple, round trip to Longwang Mountain Summit, a total of 12.52 km, estimated 6-8 hours. The entire route has a large elevation gain, requiring sufficient physical strength. 3. 🏋️‍♂️ Challenge Route 3: Start from Feilengcui, pass Longwang Mountain Summit to Sanmu Ping, a total of 15.61 km, estimated 6-9 hours. The scenery is beautiful and relatively quiet. 💰 Ticket prices and opening hours: 💰 Ticket price: Free ⏰ Opening hours: Open all day 🏨 Accommodation guide: 🏡 Sanmu Ping Farmhouse: Offers hot showers and meals, an ideal place to rest. 🏡 Lin'an Dadi Zhiye Homestay: Elegant environment, complete facilities, suitable for family stays. 🍽️ Dining options: 🏡 Sanmu Ping Farmhouse: Enjoy authentic farmhouse dishes and replenish energy. 🍪 Bring your own trail food: Bring high-calorie foods such as chocolate, beef jerky, and nuts. 📝 Tips: 🔍 Bring enough water and food, as there are no supplies on the mountain. ❄️ The temperature is low in winter, so be sure to wear warm clothes and prepare windproof clothing. 🔖 The road is slippery, so it is recommended to use crampons and trekking poles. 🌳 Be environmentally friendly, take your trash with you, and protect the natural environment.

📍Hangzhou Lin'an|Dragon King Mountain 🚗It is recommended to stop near Xiyu Village for group or self-driving (the road is icy and dangerous) and transfer to the local villagers' vehicles about eight kilometers to the Dragon King Mountain climbing entrance. The fare is 80-100 per vehicle, and don't think about walking up eight kilometers. It's not worth wasting this energy. 🧗The whole route is almost all climbing, without supplies. It is recommended to bring a thermos cup of hot water. The mineral water will mostly freeze. The route is somewhat difficult due to the slippery road from the snow. The slope of the road near the top is very steep, close to 45 degrees. You must wear non-slip shoes and bring ice claws! 🧥Onion dressing method/quick-drying➕fleece➕down➕shell, down or fleece can be put in the bag, a lot of sweat on the uphill, add it when going downhill 🪖Cold hat➕gloves➕scarf➕double-layer socks, indispensable! 🥾Climbing shoes with good grip➕ice claws, indispensable! 💡Headlight (it gets dark early in winter, the withdrawal time is uncontrollable)➕two climbing poles, indispensable! 👣The person was emptied after the round trip on foot that day But when I woke up the next day, I was filled with satisfaction That is the secretion of endorphins after hiking!

I thought the Greater Khingan Range was beautiful until I visited here... In Lin'an, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Longwang Mountain is hidden in the Tianmu Mountains. Its main peak is 1,587.4 meters above sea level, making it the highest peak in northern Zhejiang. Its name comes from the legend of "Nine Sons of the Dragon." Legend has it that the daughter of the Queen Mother of the West fell in love with the third prince of the Dragon King of the East Sea and gave birth to nine sons. Later, the Queen Mother gave them a magic carpet to benefit the mortal world. Walking through the mountains feels like entering a landscape painting. The mountains are steep, the vegetation is lush, and the cliffs and strange peaks and rocks are scattered. The scenic spots such as the Immortal Cave and the Dragon Head Waterfall are fascinating. The cliff of Longtan is inscribed with "Huangpu River Source," and there is a 10,000-acre Tianmu Rhododendron forest at the source, which blooms like clouds and clouds during the flowering season. Longwang Mountain is a paradise with rich plant resources, with 668 species of plants. Visitors who love outdoor sports can hike and climb mountains, and drift in canyons. The ice osmanthus and rime in winter are also unique. You can also taste farmhouse dishes and experience rural customs here. Longwang Mountain, where nature and legend intertwine, awaits your exploration and discovery.

📍Lin'an, Hangzhou | Longwang Mountain 🚩Navigation: Dadi Zhiye, Lin'an. Park on the roadside or in the scenic area parking lot 🅿️ · 1️⃣ Snow Viewing Loop: 📍Route: Dadi Zhiye - Longwang Mountain Summit - Dadi Zhiye 🏃‍♂️Distance: 8.56 km ⏰Estimated time: 4–6 hours 📈Elevation gain: 737 m 🌟Features: Slightly friendly to beginners. The first part is a bit difficult, but after climbing the first peak, the view opens up and you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of rime, snow forest, sea of clouds, and waterfalls. If you have enough energy, you can continue to climb to the summit, which will take an extra hour. - 2️⃣ Classic Loop: 📍Route: Daxi Temple - Longwang Mountain Summit - Daxi Temple 🏃‍♂️Distance: 12.52 km ⏰Estimated time: 6–8 hours 📈Elevation gain: 1,154 m 🌟Features: An advanced route, not recommended for beginners. The route starts with a steep uphill, followed by a continuous climb on the firebreak, which is a great test of endurance. - 3️⃣ Niche Loop: 📍Route: Feilongcui - Longwang Mountain Summit - Sanmu Ping 🏃‍♂️Distance: 15.61 km ⏰Estimated time: 6–9 hours 📈Elevation gain: 1,068 m 🌟Features: Also an advanced route. The first half of the route is about 6 km uphill, but there are no forks in the road, so you don't have to worry about getting lost. The advantage is that it is less crowded and the scenery is more beautiful. It is recommended to visit after the snow has cleared, when you can see the sea of clouds and waterfalls.

| Every direction my body faces is far away. Longwang Mountain | Every direction my body faces is far away. I recently saw that it snowed on Longwang Mountain, and suddenly remembered the photos from February at the beginning of this year. It seemed to be the last snow on Longwang Mountain. At that time, I also saw the sea of clouds and rime, which was really beautiful! When the snow gets thicker, I plan to go again to have a snowball fight, camp, and play on the slide on the mountain. If you have a partner, you can go together: Sky City, Dadi Zhiye, Lin'an District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. Guide: 8.5 km in total, about 700 m climbing, 4 hours, no supply, need to bring enough food and water. Equipment: trekking poles, gloves, jackets, hiking shoes, crampons, masks, thermos cups, etc. 1. If you don't camp on the mountain at night, it is recommended to go down early because it is cold, and the ground is slippery after snowing. It is also difficult to walk in the dark. 2. Pay attention to adding and removing clothes! On snowy days, it is recommended to wear less when climbing. First, because wearing too much will make you feel stuffy after sweating. Second, wearing too much will make it difficult to move. Besides, you won't feel cold when climbing because your whole body is moving. You can add clothes when resting because your body heat will be lost after stopping exercising. 3. Be careful on slippery roads on snowy days. Safety first!!! 4. Take your trash away! Take your trash away! Take your trash away! Important things should be said three times!!

Hangzhou Lin'an|Dragon King Mountain Whether you are in a group or driving by yourself, it is recommended to stop near Xiyu Village (the road is icy and dangerous) and change to the local villagers' vehicles about eight kilometers to the Dragon King Mountain climbing entrance. The fare for a vehicle is 80-100, don't think about walking up eight kilometers, it's not worth wasting this physical strength. The whole route is almost all climbing, no supplies, it is recommended to bring a thermos cup of hot water, the mineral water will mostly freeze, the route is a bit difficult due to the slippery road after snowing, the slope of the road near the top is very large, close to 45 degrees, you must wear non-slip shoes and bring ice claws! Onion dressing method/quick-drying ten fleece ten down ten shell, down or fleece can put one in the bag, a lot of sweat on the uphill, add it when going downhill Cold hat + gloves + scarf + double-layer socks, indispensable! Good grip climbing shoes + ice claws, indispensable! Headlight (it gets dark early in winter, the withdrawal time is uncontrollable) + two climbing sticks, indispensable! The day after the round-trip hike, the person was emptied, but when I woke up the next day, I was filled with satisfaction, which is the secretion after the endorphin after the hike! Die Luft der Freiheit weht. May the wind of freedom blow forever! Hangzhou Lin'an District·Hangzhou