South Section Two Trail D2 Waypoint
5 Nov 2025 13 waypoints 14 photos 9.88 km
D2 Itinerary
Sancha Mountain
About an hour from Jiaming Lake Shelter brings you to the Sancha Mountain trailhead; tag Sancha Mountain with a full pack along the way, then descend from the other side of Sancha Mountain to the Jiaming Lake junction and head toward Jiaming Lake.
Since today's schedule isn't tight, I'd suggest spending more time at Jiaming Lake — for example, walk a loop around it (about 5 minutes) or jog one. Picnicking or lying down to rest by the lake is also very comfortable. Fellow hikers have laid out a date and the words 'I❤️U' in stones next to the pond; given how beautiful Jiaming Lake is, even spending half a day here wouldn't be a waste of time.
Leaving Jiaming Lake, continue to the Xinkangshan junction and head toward the South Section 2; after a bit more walking, it's a steep descent the whole way — the trail ribbons and path aren't hard to make out, just watch your sun exposure and footing, and you'll reach Lakuyin River, which has ropes. Since the water was a bit high and the rocks were wet, and Lakuyin River Hut is only about 50 meters past the river, I'd suggest changing into the hut's sandals right there and carefully using the rope to step across the riverbed.
Trail Log
15 Little famous tree
3,524 m2,720↓11 min 0 m
16 Xiangyang Mountain North Peak
3,524 m2,720↓20 min 1.25 km ↑42 m ↓140 m
17 This pond has dried up
3,524 m2,720↓25 min 950 m ↑94 m ↓18 m
18 Junction
3,524 m2,720↓6 min 10 m
19 Pond
3,524 m2,720↓32 min 710 m ↑123 m
20 Sancha Mountain Triangulation Point
3,524 m2,720↓19 min 450 m ↓106 m
21 Continue toward Jiaming Lake
3,524 m2,720↓6 min 130 m ↓10 m
22 Jiaming Lake
3,524 m2,720↓16 min 140 m ↓45 m
23 Jiaming Lake
3,524 m2,720↓16 min 260 m ↓29 m
24 I❤️U
3,524 m2,720↓46 min 1.53 km ↑116 m
25 Heading toward the South Section 2
3,524 m2,720↓1 h 39 min 3.37 km ↑10 m ↓727 m
26 Wading across Lakuyin River
3,524 m2,720↓16 min 100 m
27 Lakuyin River Hut
3,524 m2,720
Start of record05:56 3350 m 0 km Jiaming Lake Shelter
↓21 min 980 m ↑61 m ↓29 m
End of record11:29 2690 m 9.88 km Lakuyin River Hut
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