Yufeng District
Northern Yufeng District
Malushan
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Malushan is a large mountain with good views of the new developing city. Malushan Park contains grassy areas, a small lake, a tourism village, and many paths through the park. This park is not nearly as interesting as Liuzhou’s other major parks, however. The top looks out mostly to the North-East. There is a secondary lookout point closer to the top that looks west that takes expert hiking to get to because you go beyond the safety barrier.
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Climbing Time: 30-40 minutes
Type of Trail: Cement steps
Difficulty: Normal
Notable features: A long covered walkway and gaming tables at the top of the mountain leading to the final stairway to the peak.
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3.5/5
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Malushan Hill
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This small hill doesn’t have a great lookout, but it can see an artistically designed building on a small pond to the east. There are an abundance of butterfly and moth species on this hill. Malushan Park contains grassy areas, a small lake, a tourism village, and many paths through the park. This park is not nearly as interesting as Liuzhou’s other major parks, however.
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Climbing Time: 10-15 minutes
Type of Trail: Cement steps
Difficulty: Normal
Notable features: None
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1/5
University Hill
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This forested hill is difficult to get to because it sits inside the Guangxi Science and Technology University campus, which only has entrances on the west and south sides. At the bottom is a small pond, and at the top is a silver science-themed installation, which is the hill’s big attraction.
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Climbing Time: 15-25 minutes
Type of Trail: Cement steps
Difficulty: Normal
Notable features: The silver installation at the top.
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2.5/5
Lushan
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Lushan is a small but very steep mountain attached to a small park. The trails go up a few stories, but never go up into the mountain itself, which contains the nests of large birds of prey. The trails circle around the mountains several times, with small pagodas on the North West and South East sides. The views are mostly blocked by trees.
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Climbing Time: 5-10 minutes
Type of Trail: Cement steps
Difficulty: Normal
Notable features: Two pagodas and a lookout platform.
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1/5
Southern Yufeng District
Jianpanshan
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This community hill is inside the Jianpanshan Magic Stone Garden, a nice well-maintained park with a pond and several areas for families and elders to relax. There are several normal paths up on the east side of the mountain and one on the west, which is quite steep. The mountain has several view platforms and a tunnel from the west to east side. On the top is a pagoda.
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Climbing Time: 15-25 minutes
Type of Trail: Cement steps
Difficulty: Normal
Notable features: Tunnel, Pagoda on top, Several poems painted and carved on the east side of the mountain.
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3.5/5
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Donghua Community Hill
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This community hill is neglected, with garbage and abandoned mattresses piled against it. The trail is short but overgrown, and the pagoda on top is hardly enjoyable. The views are simply the tops of nearby buildings. On the North-Eastern base there is some construction of a new deck or shelter.
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Climbing Time: 5 minutes
Type of Trail: Cement steps
Difficulty: Easy
Notable features: None
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0/5
Twin Hills
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These two hills are separate but you can easily access one from the other. They give nice views down Liaoyuan and Xijiang Roads and a nearby quite modern business tower. A road leads to a building between the hills from the entrance on the west side. Pagodas and rocks are on top of the hills.
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Climbing Time: 15-20 minutes
Type of Trail: Cement steps
Difficulty: Normal
Notable features: None
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2.5/5
Xianle Laoren Park
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These mountains have newly built pagodas and cement trails. Their 360 degree views make them some of the nicest mountains in Liuzhou. Entering from Shewan Road, you can take several trails that all eventually go up the mountain. A smaller hill, the one with the best view of the river and Huanjintun farming village, is the furthest east, while two larger mountains are to the west. These are taller and have areas where you can climb to beyond the regular trail which are quite safe and also provide amazing views in all directions. A small pagoda is part way up the mountain farthest to the west, and this mountain is also decorated with painted petroglyph-style art at the peak.
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There are other mountains to the north that are connected to the main trails. You can mountain climb up them on the south side or make your way up the hundreds of family shrines on the north side.
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Climbing Time: 60+ minutes to visit all three peaks
Type of Trail: Cement steps and rugged boulders
Difficulty: Normal / Very difficult
Notable features: Paintings, Incredible views
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4.5/5
