Who said Xianju Mountain is not tiring to climb?
The rumor that climbing Xianju Mountain is not tiring is false, but the super long escalator is indeed labor-saving, and the scenery is indeed beautiful!
If you choose to enter from the south gate, take the cable car up the mountain, visit Foying Lianyun, Nantian Ladder, and Nantian Top, this route is almost free of climbing and walking, but you will miss too many beautiful sceneries!
We took the south up and south down (big circle) route.
Enter from the south gate, take the cable car up the mountain, visit Foying Lianyun, turn left and return, visit Laojuntai, Pantao Garden, Dasheng Mansion, Niubei Building, Ruyi Bridge, Ruyi Pavilion, Yuemeng Bridge, Wolong Bridge, Taibai Building, Tianmu Building, Bagua Platform, Wentian Pavilion, Hongmeng Bridge, Wangfeng Platform, Lotus Platform, Nantian Bridge, Nantian Top, Nantian Ladder (escalator), take the cable car down the mountain, and exit from the south gate.
This route includes most of the highlights, and it takes about 4 hours for adults to walk. If you have enough time and energy, you can consider it.
PS: We took this route, and the scenery was beautiful! But we had to walk a lot, which was a bit difficult with kids.
Laojuntai has many steps to climb, so don't go up if you are not physically fit! It does not affect the next attractions.
Nantian Top requires an extra fee, CNY 88 per person, CNY 169 for a package, and it is a glass plank road. I think it is worth it, so choose according to your needs.
There is also a cafe on the top, which tastes good and is quite expensive, but you can sit in the cafe and rest, and enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery.
Foying Lianyun is super beautiful for taking photos, but you need to wait in a long line if you want to take photos of people, so we didn't line up.
There is also a lazy route (small circle) for south up and south down, a special forces walking route for south up and north down, and a leisure travel route for south up and north down. You can search for specific routes online and choose the one that suits you according to your actual situation!
The scenery of Xianju Mountain is still super beautiful! The climbing routes are also clearly marked. There are many supermarkets and rest stops along the way, so you can buy more water, and there is a restaurant near Nantian Top.
The bridges on the mountain are all very distinctive, such as Ruyi Bridge, Nantian Bridge, Yinyuan Bridge, Wolong Bridge, Hongmeng Bridge... If you have enough energy, you can visit them all~