Areas by City
Browse hiking areas across the cities we cover — each area includes trail guides, transport tips, and seasonal notes for international visitors.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Minhang 闵行
Shanghai's nearest water town: Qibao Old Street's ~1 km canal-side bazaar of snacks, mini-museums, an 1867 Catholic church and a 2002 temple with a 47 m pagoda — flat, free and reachable by Metro Line 9.
Pudong Riverside 浦东滨江
Central Shanghai's green riverfront — Expo Culture Park's artificial Twin Hills, the Eleven-Arch Bridge, the Music Forest amphitheatre, and the Houtan riverside.
Qingpu Lakes & Water Towns 青浦
Shanghai's western lake country — Dianshan Lake, the city's largest freshwater lake, ringed by four routes from a family ride to a full 45 km loop, with the water towns of Zhujiajiao and Jinze, the 1987 Dream of the Red Chamber gardens, and Shanghai's oldest ginkgo.
Songjiang Hills 松江
Shanghai's only natural forest hills — Sheshan's East and West peaks, linked by a gentle traverse of bamboo boardwalks, heritage buildings, and hilltop views.
Suzhou Creek 苏州河
The flat, photogenic riverfront corridor through Shanghai's industrial and architectural history — from sculpture parks and warehouse galleries to the bridges and skyline at the creek's mouth.
Xinchang 新场
Pudong's living water town: a flat, free stroll along the canal-side old street of 新场大街 — residents and working shops, a century-old teahouse, a Ming stone archway and the reported film sets of Lust, Caution — the quiet counterpoint to Qibao and Zhujiajiao.
Xuhui Riverside 徐汇滨江
Shanghai's industrial rust belt turned living showcase — 8.4 km of flat, free, pet-friendly riverside promenade linking cement works, fuel tanks and coal wharves to some of the city's best museums.
Yangpu 杨浦
Shanghai's green north-east — Gongqing Forest Park's storybook woodland loops, riverfront greenways along the Huangpu, and the city's only forest-themed national park.
Yuyuan Road 愚园路
The Changning–Jing'an heritage street reported 'one of Shanghai's most beautiful roads' — 114 years old in 2026: a century of plane trees, Chinese-Western garden houses and lane houses, with the 1936 Yongquanfang new-style lane, the LVK-designed Yugu Cun, the 1932 Paramount ballroom and the readable-architecture plaque programme. A flat, free, metro-served one-way walk from Jiangsu Road to Jing'an Temple.
Lingyin / North Peak 灵隐 / 北高峰
Temple grounds, forest climbs, and panoramic views from one of the highest points near West Lake.
Longjing / Tea Villages 龙井 / 茶村
The historic home of Longjing tea — terraced hillsides, shaded stream valleys, and village paths.
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.
West Lake 西湖
The iconic heart of Hangzhou hiking — lakeside trails, hill climbs, and pagoda viewpoints.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Minhang 闵行
Shanghai's nearest water town: Qibao Old Street's ~1 km canal-side bazaar of snacks, mini-museums, an 1867 Catholic church and a 2002 temple with a 47 m pagoda — flat, free and reachable by Metro Line 9.
Pudong Riverside 浦东滨江
Central Shanghai's green riverfront — Expo Culture Park's artificial Twin Hills, the Eleven-Arch Bridge, the Music Forest amphitheatre, and the Houtan riverside.
Qingpu Lakes & Water Towns 青浦
Shanghai's western lake country — Dianshan Lake, the city's largest freshwater lake, ringed by four routes from a family ride to a full 45 km loop, with the water towns of Zhujiajiao and Jinze, the 1987 Dream of the Red Chamber gardens, and Shanghai's oldest ginkgo.
Songjiang Hills 松江
Shanghai's only natural forest hills — Sheshan's East and West peaks, linked by a gentle traverse of bamboo boardwalks, heritage buildings, and hilltop views.
Suzhou Creek 苏州河
The flat, photogenic riverfront corridor through Shanghai's industrial and architectural history — from sculpture parks and warehouse galleries to the bridges and skyline at the creek's mouth.
Xinchang 新场
Pudong's living water town: a flat, free stroll along the canal-side old street of 新场大街 — residents and working shops, a century-old teahouse, a Ming stone archway and the reported film sets of Lust, Caution — the quiet counterpoint to Qibao and Zhujiajiao.
Yangpu 杨浦
Shanghai's green north-east — Gongqing Forest Park's storybook woodland loops, riverfront greenways along the Huangpu, and the city's only forest-themed national park.
Xuhui Riverside 徐汇滨江
Shanghai's industrial rust belt turned living showcase — 8.4 km of flat, free, pet-friendly riverside promenade linking cement works, fuel tanks and coal wharves to some of the city's best museums.
Yuyuan Road 愚园路
The Changning–Jing'an heritage street reported 'one of Shanghai's most beautiful roads' — 114 years old in 2026: a century of plane trees, Chinese-Western garden houses and lane houses, with the 1936 Yongquanfang new-style lane, the LVK-designed Yugu Cun, the 1932 Paramount ballroom and the readable-architecture plaque programme. A flat, free, metro-served one-way walk from Jiangsu Road to Jing'an Temple.
Lingyin / North Peak 灵隐 / 北高峰
Temple grounds, forest climbs, and panoramic views from one of the highest points near West Lake.
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.
Longjing / Tea Villages 龙井 / 茶村
The historic home of Longjing tea — terraced hillsides, shaded stream valleys, and village paths.
West Lake 西湖
The iconic heart of Hangzhou hiking — lakeside trails, hill climbs, and pagoda viewpoints.