Hidden Gems of Moganshan with Ridiculously Few Tourists (Route Included)

🌲The areas around Moganshan are perfect for stream trekking and water play in spring and summer🚶🏻‍♀️. Depart from Shanghai at 9:30am on Saturday, arrive at Moganshan by 12pm

❌Skipped the traditional scenic spots and popular photo locations (expensive tickets and average scenery)
✔️Self-driving counterclockwise🔄 loop, discovered many lesser-known spots
✔️No entrance fees, few people on weekends
✔️Mountains, countryside, streams, and plenty of spots for water activities

🚗Route: Exit at Fuxi highway exit→Tiger Pool Reservoir→Hujiadi Village→Fish Scale Dam→Countryside Windmills→Xiantan Village→Huangya Viewing Platform→South Gate of Moganshan Scenic Area→Guesthouses inside the scenic area

🗺️See route map in p2

【📍Tiger Pool Reservoir】
Large reservoir with a Thousand Island Lake feel
Swimming prohibited (water protection area)
Navigate to Qiaoxi Bridge

【📍Hujiadi Village】p3
Navigate from Tiger Pool to Hujiadi Village
Streams along the way, 🏕️free stream trekking and camping, few people on weekends!
Free roadside parking, no management

【📍Fish Scale Dam】p4-6
Free water play and stream trekking
Very few people this weekend!
Parking costs 10 yuan per time
Boating costs 40 yuan per session, unlimited time, can row about 600-700 meters

【📍Countryside Windmills】p7
Discovered by chance along the way
Location: Xiaoyu Line Houbi Road
Park by the roadside, windmills are great for photos

【📍Xiantan Countryside Park】p8-12
Navigate to Xiantan Village Visitor Center, free parking
Follow the blue path to the countryside park, 🈚entrance fee
Feels like New Zealand, mountains➕grassland
Enjoyed the big slide and seesaw
Also saw little sheep🐏

【📍Huangya Viewing Platform】p13
Navigate from Xiantan Village to Dayangli Starry Sky Camping Site
You'll pass the viewing platform on the way, few people
Amazing scenery, mountains of green!

【📍Guesthouses inside the scenic area】p14-17
To enter from the south gate, contact the hotel in advance to register your license plate
Only those staying inside can🉑drive in
The scenic area is very crowded on weekends
Booked a guesthouse near the mountaintop, renovated from an old villa
Infinity pool, viewing terrace, stunning mountain views
Spectacular landscape! Can see Naked Heart Castle from the room!

‼️Tips: The above route can be done in half a day to one day🉑. For a 1-day trip, navigate from Huangya Viewing Platform to Laoling Reservoir for the return journey. For a 2-3 day trip, you can stay and explore inside the Moganshan Scenic Area➕