Drive directly to the top of the mountain with beautiful scenery, a self-driving camping trip to Jiaoding Mountain

1. Where is Jiaoding Mountain?

Jiaodingshan Campground has emerged in recent years and has not received much publicity. However, Jiaodingshan Campground still attracts people with its unique charm. With countless eyes. Jiaoding Mountain is currently the first high mountain camp in China with an altitude of 3,300 meters. The road has been repaired and guardrails have been installed. It has two lanes in both directions and is accessible to ordinary family cars. It goes directly to the camp at an altitude of 3,300 meters. It has the best traffic conditions at present. Alpine viewing platform. Jiaoding Mountain is positioned as an alpine campground with light outdoor experience. The altitude changes from 800-3500 meters, which is very different from the usual low-altitude scenic spots. Located between Mount Emei and Gongga Mountain, it is 700 meters higher than Mount Emei, so the chance of seeing the sea of ​​clouds is greater, and Gongga is closer.

2. How to get there

Jiaoding Mountain is located in Hanyuan, Sichuan, 260 kilometers away from Chengdu. The roads on Jiaoding Mountain weave between meadows and forests. The roads are six to ten meters wide, so there is no pressure at all. The slopes of Jiaoding Mountain are mostly gentle and gentle, lacking the steep cliffs found elsewhere, so the chance of geological disasters such as rockfalls and landslides is very small. In addition, protection has been installed on the roadside, giving people who drive a sense of security.

Route 1: Start from Chengdu, pass through Chengya Expressway, Yaxi Expressway, and get off at the exit of Hanyuan Expressway. The entire expressway is 215 kilometers. Turn left at the first intersection of the expressway and pass through Malie Township to reach the Jiaodingshan Campground. You don’t need to hike the whole way by car. Under normal driving conditions, it can be reached in 4-5 hours from Chengdu.

Route 2: Chengdu - Mount Emei - Jinkou River - Dadu River Canyon, Hanyuan Wus River - Huangmu Town - Honghua Village - Fangcun Pass - Jiaoding Mountain Camp. The whole journey is 300 kilometers, and the road condition is very good. The uphill section is wider than the Malie Township section, and you can enjoy the scenery of the Dadu River Gorge along the way. Important reminder: There are no road signs before Route 2 to Fangcun Pass, and if you use navigation software to locate Jiaoding Mountain, the probability of errors on the route after Huangmu Town is very high. Therefore, it is recommended to locate the navigation point at Fangcun Pass. After arriving at the pass, there are Signpost to Jiaoding Mountain.

3. Introduction to the campsite and viewing platform

Camp No. 1: Located in Qianlongtang on Jiaoding Mountain, the first phase of the wooden house is located in Camp No. 1. Visitors are also allowed to bring their own tents. Freedom camping. Since Camp No. 1 has no water source, it does not provide flushing toilets. Friends who have high accommodation requirements can choose Camp No. 3.

Camp No. 2: In fact, the No. 2 viewing platform is the Camp No. 2 legendary among tourists. Camping is prohibited here due to safety and environmental protection considerations.

Camp No. 3: Located where Ouwen Mulan Hotel and Yunhai Restaurant are located, it is a high-comfort and light luxury hotel.

Viewing Platform No. 1: Located next to Camp No. 1, above the base station on the top of the sedan. It takes 30-60 minutes to hike from Camp No. 1. You can see the sea of ​​clouds, Gongga sunshine, Jinshan Mountain, and a sea of ​​ten thousand acres of azaleas.

No. 2 viewing platform: (only sightseeing is allowed, no camping is allowed). It is the nearest viewing platform. You can reach Camp No. 1 by walking in more than 10 minutes. You can also see the sunrise over the sea of ​​clouds, the golden mountain, the light of Buddha, etc.

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Trip review:

Depart from Chengdu early in the morning

Follow the navigation and go directly to Jiaoding Mountain

Arrive at Hanyuan After that

It’s time to start walking up the mountain on the winding road

Encountering a large waterfall at the bottom of the mountain

It’s quite shocking

It makes people appreciate the top of the mountain I have expectations for the scenery

The road conditions in the first half are relatively good

In the second half

it is all gravel roads

Vehicle speed Can't lift it up

Arrived at the summit platform

The weather was very good

There were herds of yaks

I immediately started aerial photography and photography

The flowers on the mountain paired with these animals

are very beautiful

But the happy time is too short

It’s not sunset yet

It started to fog

The entire mountain top was shrouded in thick fog

The temperature also dropped rapidly

We drove forward quickly

Put on thick clothes and start setting up the tent

The biggest mistake of the day was

I didn’t take inventory of the equipment when I set off

I brought a stove and a pot Utensils

But the most important gas tank was not taken

As a result, I couldn’t cook anything

I could only eat ready-made cooked food

Watch Other camping partners

Some were doing barbecue and hot pot

We could only have a picnic

I was really envious

I met a The enthusiastic guy

shared a lot of their barbecue with us

Special thanks to

the entire top of Jiaoding Mountain

The weather was good for too short a time that day

Then it was covered by heavy fog

No scenery could be seen

Night was originally a good time to watch the Milky Way starry sky

But I waited until 11 o'clock

Then I started to see some stars after the clouds and fog dispersed

I woke up the next day

The entire camp is still covered by thick fog

I can’t see anything

I originally planned to hike to the top of the mountain

to see the sea of ​​clouds and the Gongga Snow Mountain opposite

Can only regretfully cancel

Pack up the tent

Then drive down the mountain

In general

Jiaoding Mountain The scenery is much better than I expected

Especially you can drive directly to the top of the mountain

It reduces the difficulty

Even people who don’t like the outdoors can watch it To the beautiful scenery

The weather this time was a pity

It can only be regarded as half of the tour

I will try it again sometime in the future