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🚌 Driving Distance: 186 km，About 3 hours drive
👣 Hiking Distance: 8.5-10 km, Return Route
🔍 Tour Type: Adventurous
Road Type: Mud Road and Pasture Trek
⛰️ Highest Altitude: 3470 m
🔝 Climb Distance: 1240 m
🏁 Difficulty: ★★★★
Li County is located in the west of Sichuan Province, the east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the southeastern edge of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. The geological structure belongs to the Longmenshan fault zone, which is a typical middle-high mountain valley area. The mountains in the territory are continuous with overlapping peaks. The average elevation is 2,700 meters so that the height difference is huge, forming numerous vertical and horizontal ravines.
This hike happens in high-altitude areas with some abrupt slope and the highest altitude of this trek can be up to 3,470 m. It is estimated to take 3.5-4h to reach the mountain top and 2.5-3h to go downhill. The difficulty is slightly higher than the Eastern Up and Western Down route of Mt. Zhaogong in Dujiangyan. However, this hike follows a return route, so if you cannot successfully reach the summit, you can choose to return in advance at any time, which is really fine. You could regard this as a stimulus to further efforts and we will accompany you to complete this challenging journey.
07:30 Meet at Exit C, Metro Line 2, Baiguolin and the bus will leave at 07:40 on dot.
07:40-11:00 With our pulses racing, we are loaded into a chartered van for a drive down to Li County first and then transfer with local van to An’er Village, and get ready to hike.
Note: Due to the narrow road condition between Li County and the starting point of the hike, a transfer with local van at your own expense is necessary.
11:00-13:00 Led by an experienced local guide to hike uphill to Rengu Pasture.
13:00-13:30 Lunchtime! Please prepare your own packed lunchbox.
13:30-16:00 After lunch, we’ll continue hike to the Xiaomachang Pasture at an elevatio of 3,470 metres.
16:00-18:30 Go downhill following the same route.
18:30-21:00 Get back to Chengdu.
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