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Photograph of the Baoshan area

Baoshan 宝山

Shanghai's north-bank suburb with one flagship outdoor space: Gucun Park's 430-hectare cherry-blossom park — the city's largest sakura collection, reported 14,000+ trees of 110+ varieties, wrapped in a flat, gated, family-friendly ring loop that works all four seasons, reached by Metro Lines 7 and 15.
Photograph of the lettered entrance sign of Changxing Island Country Park (长兴岛郊野公园), the island's flagship park and a stop on both longer rides

Changxing Island 长兴岛

Shanghai's shipbuilding island in the Yangtze estuary, ringed by sea-dike, citrus orchards and a metasequoia avenue — flat riding from a 7.5 km family loop to a 55 km circuit of the whole island, with a ferry hop across to car-light Hengsha, reached by the G40 tunnel-and-bridge, the 申崇四线 bus or the Wusong ferry.
Photograph of the Chongming Island area

Chongming Island 崇明

Shanghai's rural island escape — flat, reclaimed and built for two wheels, and tidal wetland boardwalks at Xisha, metasequoia forests at Dongping, country-lane rides through villages and citrus orchards, and a lake-loop finale at Mingzhu, reached by tunnel, bridge or ferry.
Photograph of a water town canal with old buildings — the Fengjing area

Fengjing 枫泾

The quietest, most countrified of Shanghai's water towns — Fengjing's covered corridors, three bridges and art concentration (cartoons, painters' houses, farmer painting) at the Jinshan–Zhejiang border, reached by the 枫梅线 bus or the 金山北站 high-speed rail.
Photograph of the Gaoqiao area

Gaoqiao 高桥

Pudong's northern-tip district where the Yangtze, the Huangpu and the sea meet: anchored by Binjiang Forest Park's 300-hectare forest loop — former nursery grounds with azalea gardens, a wetland boardwalk and the three-waters confluence bluff — plus the historical Sanchagang ferry point, reached by Line 6 and the 外高桥1路 bus.
Photograph of the Hengfu conservation area

Hengfu 衡复

Shanghai's historical conservation quarter — the plane-tree streets of the former French Concession: the Wukang Road heritage triangle anchored by the 1924 Wukang Building 'ship', and the Hengshan Road grand avenue south to the Community Church, the jazz-era villas and the Xujiahui Source. Flat, free, metro-served citywalks through a century of architecture.
Photograph of the Hongkou district

Hongkou 虹口

Shanghai's cultural north: the literary quarter of Lu Xun and the left-wing circle — Duolun Road's 'first street of Shanghai-style culture', the Shanyin Road conservation lane with the writer's former home, and Lu Xun Park with his grave — plus the North Bund riverside greenway along the Huangpu. Quieter and more lived-in than the plane-tree quarter, flat and metro-served.
Photograph of the Huamu cultural quarter in Pudong — Shanghai Museum East and the surrounding museum-and-library district

Huamu 花木

Pudong's cultural three-piece — Shanghai Museum East's ancient-art galleries, the spiral-staircase Library East, and Paul Andreu's butterfly-orchid concert hall — gathered in the green Huamu quarter. Flat, indoor-first and metro-served, it is the museum-and-library counterpoint to Shanghai's river walks.
Photograph of the Jing'an quarter — plane-tree streets and the shopping district of central Shanghai

Jing'an 静安

Shanghai's liveliest shopping quarter — the plane-tree triangle of 长乐路, 富民路 and 巨鹿路 between Changshu Road and Jing'an Temple: vintage shops, streetwear, cafés and the Hudec-designed Eros Garden villa of the Writers' Association, with the ancient temple as the closing anchor. Flat, free and metro-served — the contemporary-Shanghai counterpoint to the heritage walks.
Photograph of the Huangpu district

Huangpu 黄浦

Shanghai's historic core district: the Bund promenade and its 1920s-30s 'Exposition of World Architecture', the Nanjing Road retail mile, People's Square's cultural triangle, the Ming-era old city of Yuyuan Garden and the City God Temple, and the Huangpu riverside greenway — the city's first-visitor geography, flat and metro-served.
Photograph of the Lingang area

Lingang 临港

Shanghai's East-Sea new city at Pudong's southern tip: the perfect man-made circle of Dishui Lake ringed by an 8 km free greenway with seven rainbow bridges and sculpture gardens, the Nanhuidui seawall's ~7 km shore walk, and the flagship Astronomy Museum — a lake-and-sea day reached directly by Line 16.
Photo of a classical garden and water-town scene in the Jiading district

Jiading 嘉定

The garden-and-water-town tier of Shanghai's northwest: Nanxiang's classical Guyi Garden, its soup-dumpling old street, and the district seat's own old town — all on Metro Line 11.
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Water-town lane with whitewashed walls and dark tiles — placeholder for Fuyang photography

Fuyang 富阳

Fuyang is Hangzhou's south-western district on the 富春江, and its days divide three ways: the flat Ming-Qing lanes of Longmen, the steep 龙门山 trail to 杏梅尖, and the free valley walk at 黄公望隐居地, where the landscape behind 《富春山居图》 climbs 240 m to 小洞天. The 500路 stops 1.6 km below the gate, and the walk needs no ticket.
The three-arch 拱宸桥 over the Grand Canal, with canal traffic, the embankment road and the city beyond

Gongshu Canal District 拱墅

Hangzhou's northern canal district, read as working water rather than scenery: the last urban reach of the Grand Canal, the granary and the mills that fed and clothed the city on its banks, and a walk that crosses three of the six World-Heritage sites the city registered. Flat, metro-bookended, and mostly free.
Wetland and open water in the Liangzhu area northwest of Hangzhou

Liangzhu 良渚

The archaeological landscape northwest of Hangzhou where a 5,000-year-old walled city was found: a flat, wetland heritage walk across the UNESCO-listed Ancient City, the separate Liangzhu Museum 3.6 km east, the Yaoshan altar-and-burial site, a 27 km discovery trail that threads the whole cluster together, and a hill above the reservoir at the west end of it that gives the only view over the plain.
An aerial view of the Jingshan Temple halls in a green valley, with tea terraces on the right-hand hill

Jingshan 径山

A tea-and-bamboo township in western Yuhang, 35 km from the city, whose two walks could not be more different: a signposted provincial demonstration loop that starts at the zero marker of Zhejiang's long-distance network, and a stone pilgrim path up to the Zen temple that gave Japan its tea. Both begin in the same valley at Shuangxi, and both are governed by an early last bus.
Lingyin Temple area in Hangzhou

Lingyin / North Peak 灵隐 / 北高峰

Temple grounds, forest climbs, and panoramic views from one of the highest points near West Lake.
Tea fields near Longjing Village in Hangzhou

Longjing / Tea Villages 龙井 / 茶村

The historic home of Longjing tea — terraced hillsides, shaded stream valleys, and village paths.
Tea terraces and hills in Longwu, Hangzhou

Longwu Tea Village 龙坞

Tea terraces, forest ridges, and a hidden reservoir loop. Longwu is one of Hangzhou's most scenic tea areas, well-connected by metro and bus.
A river running over a fish-scale weir, with wooded hills and a village beyond

Luniao & Baizhang 鸬鸟／百丈

Two townships sharing one ridge at the far western edge of Yuhang, about forty-five kilometres from Hangzhou's centre. 百丈 holds the valley, the hamlet this walk starts from and a cluster of village museums; 鸬鸟 holds the crest, the road-head platform and the pear orchards. One stone-step ancient path runs between them, and it is the reason to come.
Wooded islands scattered across the reservoir, with the town on the far shore

Qiandao Lake (Chun'an) 千岛湖（淳安）

A reservoir the size of a small county, 200 km of ring greenway around it, and one short lakeside segment on the Pailing Peninsula that can honestly be walked. The numbers the county publishes count four different things, and the walk is one of them.
Reservoir and terraced hillside in the hills north-west of Hangzhou

Qingshan Village 青山村

A hill village in Yuhang's Huanghu township that rebuilt itself around two projects: a public-interest trust protecting the reservoir that supplies drinking water to this part of the district, and a design archive that moved into the village theatre and stayed. Walks start at the library and run out to the dam; the 10.6 km classic loop climbs the ridge of that 32 km section twice, and the Little Bull line stays in the corridor below it.
An aerial view of the water forest: orange 池杉 standing in dark water, a circular boardwalk deck, and the greenway with cyclists beside it

Qingshan Lake 青山湖

Qingshan Lake is the reservoir on Lin'an's eastern edge, built from 1958 to hold floodwater for 余杭 and the plain beyond. Its northern shore carries a greenway published at 42.195 km, a paid water forest planted by a state forest farm, and one walked line between two stations on Line 16. The dam is not a crossing.
Chenghuang Pavilion on the Wushan ridge, with West Lake and the city spread out behind it

Wushan / Southern Song 吴山・南宋

The ridge that runs through Hangzhou's old city, from 吴山 to 八卦田, with the Southern Song imperial city on its middle hill. Two walks use it, both metro-bookended and mostly under canopy: a short citywalk through 城隍阁 and 鼓楼, and a longer traverse over 凤凰山 and 玉皇山 to the emperor's ceremonial field.
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Getting to the Trailhead

How to reach each trailhead from central Hangzhou, metro stops, bus routes, taxi costs, and what to look for at the drop-off point.

How to Go Hiking in Hangzhou Without a Car

How to reach every trailhead by metro, bus, or taxi, with key stations, estimated fares, and Chinese place names.

Best Season for Hiking in Hangzhou

When to visit Hangzhou for hiking. What each season feels like, how it affects trail conditions, and what to pack.

How to Use Amap for Hiking in Hangzhou: A Step-by-Step Guide (No Chinese Needed)

Google Maps doesn't work well for Hangzhou trails. Learn how to use Amap (高德地图) to find trailheads, navigate, share your location, and download offline maps, step by step, with no Chinese required.

About This Guide

This site is written and maintained by a Hangzhou-based hiker. Trail guides are compiled from personal field notes and local research, with route details updated as trails are checked, transport changes, and seasonal conditions shift. Every guide shows its current verification status — whether it has been locally reviewed or field-checked.

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