Nanhu Dashan Route D3 Waypoint
27 Mar 2025 9 waypoints 12 photos 14.02 km
D3 Itinerary
The fourth Baiyue peak, Nanhu Dashan East Peak, is steep with strong wind — make sure you're warm and wind-protected, especially keeping your head from the cold wind, but the sunrise view is beautiful and well worth the visit. Moving on, watch the trail and your offline map carefully so you don't miss the entrance to Taosai Peak. This peak is almost entirely bare rock face with sparse, oddly-shaped vegetation; since there are no ropes or railings at all, keep your gloves on and move steadily with hands and feet together. The summit has no triangulation marker or sign, just a sign for Taosai Peak that a kind fellow hiker made out of stones. Leaving Taosai Peak, the route onward to Mabishan Mountain has several steep roped climbs — keep your body weight close to the rock face, and follow the three-points-of-contact rule as you climb. It's a long way to the junction at Mabishan Mountain and the creek valley, so bring a water filter bottle to refill at the nearby ponds along the way. The fifth Baiyue peak, Mabishan Mountain, is almost entirely narrow arrow bamboo — wear scratch-resistant clothing to protect yourself, and shield your face and eyes as you move through. Some sections require a high detour around fallen trees, and parts of the trail aren't very obvious, so watch carefully and proceed with caution — you'll eventually reach the impossibly-far-away kingdom that is Mabishan Mountain. Since it was the dry season and the creek valley was dry, after getting back to the junction we went straight down into the creek valley and followed the riverbed back; a short stretch in the middle wasn't recorded due to a power issue. On the way back through the creek valley, you'll cross the riverbed several times and climb several steep roped sections. Today's O-loop is a long one — besides starting early, make sure you've checked your pace, stamina, and supplies to avoid coming back cold in the dark. If you can carry the weight, I'd suggest bringing a stove and fuel too, so you can boil water to warm up if needed before continuing.
Trail Log
27 Toward Nanhu Dashan East Peak
3,642 m3,043↓29 min 350 m ↑59 m ↓19 m
28 Toward Nanhu Dashan East Peak
3,642 m3,043↓27 min 480 m ↑112 m
29 Nanhu Dashan East Peak
3,642 m3,043↓1 h 47 min 1.80 km ↑52 m ↓202 m
30 Taosai Peak
3,642 m3,043↓2 h 21 min 1.31 km ↑123 m ↓136 m
31 Nanhu Southeast Peak — no marker
3,642 m3,043↓1 h 5 min 930 m ↓313 m
32 Continue toward Mabishan Mountain
3,642 m3,043↓1 h 39 min 1.66 km ↑171 m ↓115 m
33 Mabishan Mountain
3,642 m3,043↓2 h 35 min 2.77 km ↑197 m ↓231 m
36 Continue to the creek valley to get water
3,642 m3,043↓1 h 48 min 1.64 km ↑197 m ↓23 m
37 3km to Nanhu Cabin
3,642 m3,043
Start of record05:09 3420 m 0 km Nanhu Cabin
↓38 min 900 m ↑108 m
↓2 h 20 min 2.18 km ↑180 m ↓154 m
End of record20:18 3420 m 14.02 km Nanhu Cabin
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