Zhangjiajie
Park day route cards
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Park admission with internal shuttle buses covers 4 consecutive calendar days. Reserve your gate and time slot for each entry.
Ride times do not include line waits. Trail and lunch times include photo stops.
Forest park in one day
- Start
- Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门
- Finish
- Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门
- Time
- 8 to 9 hours, including viewpoints, lunch, and lines.
- Walking and stairs
- Viewpoint trails have short stairs and gentle slopes. The elevator and cable car handle the main climbs.
- Adult tickets
- CNY 373 (≈ USD 56 ≈ USD 56) per adult: park entry with shuttle buses, Bailong Elevator up, and Tianzi cable car down.
- Lunch
- 30 to 45 minutes at Tianqiao after Yuanjiajie. Bring snacks or grab food at Dicos near the bus stop.
- Return
- Leave via the East Gate and walk or take a quick taxi to your Wulingyuan hotel.
Route order
Day 1
Start: Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门
Finish: Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门
Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门 → Bailong Elevator · Lower station百龙天梯下站Park bus · 20–25 minutes ↗Bailong Elevator · Lower station百龙天梯下站 → Bailong Elevator · Upper station百龙天梯上站Elevator · 90 seconds
↗Bailong Elevator · Upper station百龙天梯上站 → Mihuntai · Parking迷魂台停车场Park bus · 5–8 minutes ↗Mihuntai · Parking迷魂台停车场 → First Bridge Under Heaven · Parking天下第一桥停车场Walk · 90–120 minutesYuanjiajie viewpoints and First Bridge under Heaven ↗- Lunch break30–45 minutes
First Bridge Under Heaven · Parking天下第一桥停车场 → Yangjiajie · Parking杨家界停车场Park bus · 7–10 minutes
↗Yangjiajie · Parking杨家界停车场 → Helong Park · Parking贺龙公园停车场Park bus · 25–35 minutesChange buses at the Yangjiajie parking area. ↗- Tianzi Mountain viewpoints around Helong Park60–90 minutes
Helong Park · Parking贺龙公园停车场 → Tianzi Mountain · Upper station天子山索道上站Park bus · 2–3 minutes ↗Tianzi Mountain · Upper station天子山索道上站 → Tianzi Mountain · Lower station天子山索道下站Cable car · 8–10 minutes
↗Tianzi Mountain · Lower station天子山索道下站 → Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门Park bus · 10–20 minutes
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Forest park in two days
- Start
- Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门
- Finish
- Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门
- Time
- Day 1: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Day 2: 3 to 4 hours along the stream, plus buses.
- Walking and stairs
- About 13 to 17 km total across both days, including trail loops and transit stops. Day 2 has flat valley walking and fewer stairs.
- Adult tickets
- CNY 373 (≈ USD 56 ≈ USD 56) per adult for both days: 4-day park entry, Tianzi cable car up, and Bailong Elevator down.
- Lunch
- Day 1: about 45 minutes at Helong Park before the summit buses. Day 2: packed lunch along the stream trail.
- Return
- Leave via the East Gate and walk or take a quick taxi to your Wulingyuan hotel.
Route order
Day 1
Start: Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门
Finish: Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门
Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门 → Tianzi Mountain · Lower station天子山索道下站Park bus · 10–20 minutes ↗Tianzi Mountain · Lower station天子山索道下站 → Tianzi Mountain · Upper station天子山索道上站Cable car · 8–10 minutes
↗Tianzi Mountain · Upper station天子山索道上站 → Helong Park · Parking贺龙公园停车场Park bus · 2–3 minutes ↗- Tianzi Mountain viewpoints around Helong Park90–120 minutes
- Lunch break45 minutes
Helong Park · Parking贺龙公园停车场 → Yangjiajie · Parking杨家界停车场Park bus · 25–35 minutes
↗Yangjiajie · Parking杨家界停车场 → First Bridge Under Heaven · Parking天下第一桥停车场Park bus · 7–10 minutesChange buses at the Yangjiajie parking area. ↗First Bridge Under Heaven · Parking天下第一桥停车场 → Mihuntai · Parking迷魂台停车场Walk · 120 minutesYuanjiajie viewpoints and First Bridge under Heaven ↗Mihuntai · Parking迷魂台停车场 → Bailong Elevator · Upper station百龙天梯上站Park bus · 5–8 minutes ↗Bailong Elevator · Upper station百龙天梯上站 → Bailong Elevator · Lower station百龙天梯下站Elevator · 90 seconds
↗Bailong Elevator · Lower station百龙天梯下站 → Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门Park bus · 20–25 minutes
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Day 2
Start: Forest Park South Gate (Luoguta)森林公园门票站
Finish: Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门
Take the public bus from Wulingyuan bus station to South Gate: CNY 8 (≈ USD 1.2 ≈ USD 1.2) per person, 30 to 45 minutes.
A flat 5.7 km valley hike with stone flagstones and occasional steps.
Pack food from Wulingyuan town and eat at a rest stop near Qianli Xianghui along the stream.
Forest Park South Gate (Luoguta)森林公园门票站 → Oxygen Square大氧吧广场Walk ↗Oxygen Square大氧吧广场 → Shuiraosimen水绕四门Walk · 180–240 minutesGolden Whip Stream: 5.7 km through-walk ↗Shuiraosimen水绕四门 → Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门Park bus
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Golden Whip Stream walk
- Start
- Forest Park South Gate (Luoguta)森林公园门票站
- Finish
- Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门
- Time
- 3 to 4 hours for the 5.7 km valley trail, plus gate buses.
- Walking and stairs
- A flat 5.7 km valley hike with stone flagstones and occasional steps.
- Adult tickets
- CNY 236 (≈ USD 35 ≈ USD 35) per adult for park admission and internal shuttle buses. Town road bus is separate.
- Lunch
- Pack food from Wulingyuan town and eat at a rest stop near Qianli Xianghui along the stream.
- Return
- Leave via the East Gate and walk or take a quick taxi to your Wulingyuan hotel.
Route order
Day 1
Start: Forest Park South Gate (Luoguta)森林公园门票站
Finish: Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门
Take the public bus from Wulingyuan bus station to South Gate: CNY 8 (≈ USD 1.2 ≈ USD 1.2) per person, 30 to 45 minutes.
Forest Park South Gate (Luoguta)森林公园门票站 → Oxygen Square大氧吧广场Walk ↗Oxygen Square大氧吧广场 → Shuiraosimen水绕四门Walk · 180–240 minutesGolden Whip Stream: 5.7 km through-walk ↗Shuiraosimen水绕四门 → Wulingyuan East Gate (Wujiayu)武陵源标志门Park bus ↗
