Where is the best place to go hiking in Shanghai? What are some good places to go hiking in Shanghai?

There are many scenic spots in Shanghai that are suitable for hiking. Let me introduce you to them in detail! If you want to go hiking during the holiday, don’t miss these good places! Let’s take a look at some of the best hiking spots in Shanghai. Details are below.

1. Shanghai Sheshan National Forest Park

4A National Forest Park

Shanghai Sheshan National Forest Park is located in Songjiang District, a historic town in the western suburbs of Shanghai, covering an area of 401 hectares and 30 kilometers from the city center. The park has 12 peaks, which stretch from southwest to northeast, winding for 13 kilometers, making the flat Shanghai plain present a picturesque mountain forest landscape. Shanghai Sheshan National Forest Park belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate, and the forest vegetation type is evergreen broad-leaved forest and evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest. As of March 2013, the scenic spots that have been built and opened to the public include: Dongsheshan Garden, Xisheshan Garden, Tianmashan Garden, Xiaokunshan Garden, etc. Shanghai Sheshan National Forest Park was established in June 1993 by the State Forestry Administration. It is a national 4A tourist attraction, “National Civilized Forest Park”, and “Influential Forest Park”.

Address: No. 9258, Waiqingsong Highway, Songjiang District, Shanghai

2. Shanghai Xiaokunshan

Xiaokunshan has a long history and rich culture. It is located in the northwest of Songjiang District, about 10.5 kilometers northwest of Songjiang Town. It is located at the southern end of the nine peaks of Songjun, ranking last among the nine peaks. The main peak is 54.3 meters above sea level, with steep slopes and lush forests. It was formerly known as Kunshan, and was renamed Xiaokunshan in the Southern Dynasty Liang Dynasty because of Kunshan County. The mountain looks like a sleeping cow from a distance, with the north peak shaped like the head of a sleeping cow, also known as Niu Tou Shan. Pine and camphor trees form a dense forest. Xiaokunshan is the hometown of the famous Western Jin Dynasty literary masters Lu Ji and Lu Yun. Legend has it that the 28 constellations of the ox and the bull were cultivated here. The famous Jiangnan Buddhist temple, Sizhou Pagoda Temple, is also located here. Jade was born in this mountain, and the mountain also passed down this name. The cliff wind and cave water, clear and overflowing. Alas, what is precious in the world, once it comes out, it will be tilted. It is better to be a crane or a monkey, and live a full life.

Address: Songjiang District, Shanghai

3. Shanghai Hengshan

Hengshan has a long history and rich culture, and is the seventh mountain among the nine peaks of Songjun. It is located in Kunkang Township, Songjiang District, Shanghai, about 10 kilometers northwest of the county town and about 2 kilometers north of Jishan. The main peak is 68 meters above sea level, with steep and rugged slopes and lush forests. It is one of the twelve mountains in the Sheshan nine peaks. The mountain shape lies horizontally east and west, hence the name, also known as Hengyun Mountain (according to the “Yunjian Zhi” record: “Named after Lu Yun”). There are many black pines on the south slope and many bamboo on the north slope. Legend has it that local officials and people built a Dragon Altar for sacrifices, and in ancient times, when there was a drought, they would burn incense and pray for the white dragon to bring rain. There is also Xiaochibi, a place where Su Dongpo visited. Seven peaks towering, embracing layers of hills, solitary pines on the stone. Where did the white dragon go to bring rain? The evening clouds lock the cave door deeply and cold.

Address: Songjiang District, Shanghai

4. Shanghai Jishan

Jishan has a long history and rich culture, and is the sixth mountain among the nine peaks of Songjun. It is located in Tianma Township, Songjiang District, Shanghai, about 11.5 kilometers northwest of Songjiang Town. The eastern foot is adjacent to Tianma Town, facing Tianmashan. The main peak is 38.9 meters above sea level, with relatively flat slopes and lush forests. It was named after Lu Ji, a great writer and calligrapher of the Western Jin Dynasty. Because the mountain is small, it is also called Xiaojishan, with dense black pine forests. Legend has it that the hermit Qu Yichun lived in seclusion here, and the real person Lu Dongbin also appeared here. And the Kanli Spring is said to be the place where the Angri Star Official “Sun’s Eye” refined embroidery needles. Smoke scenery, cloud forest and tree color dusk, thousands of towering trees see the famous door. There is also a Shangshu tomb in the horizontal peak, only offering a toast to the soul of Pingyuan’s inner history.

Address: Songjiang District, Shanghai

5. Shanghai Tianmashan

Tianmashan has a long history and rich culture, and is the eighth mountain among the nine peaks of Songjun. It is located 10 kilometers southwest of Sheshan in Longhai, 11 kilometers from Songjiang District Government. The main peak is 98.2 meters above sea level, with towering and steep slopes, lush forests, and the highest point in Shanghai. It is also one of the twelve mountains in the Sheshan nine peaks with the largest forest area and the highest altitude. There are two peaks, north and south, shaped like celestial horses, hence the name. Black pine, tung oil tree, bamboo, etc. form a dense forest. Legend has it that Ganjiang, a blacksmith of the Wu Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period, cast swords here. According to Yang Weizhen’s “Ganshan Zhi” from the Yuan Dynasty: “It is said that the tomb of King Guang of Wu was in the mountains where Ganjiang lived”. According to the old “Tu Jing”, there was a Gan surname living here;

Address: Songjiang District, Shanghai

6. Shanghai Chenshan

Chenshan has a long history and rich culture. It is located in Sheshan Town, about 9.5 kilometers north of the county town and about 2 kilometers southwest of Xisheshan. There is Chenshan Tang on the east side of the mountain, and Chenshan Town at the foot of the south side. Among the nine peaks of Songjun, it is named after its location in the “Chen” position (i.e. southeast). Legend has it that there were immortals living in the mountains since ancient times, so it was formerly known as Shenshan. In the sixth year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty (747 AD), it was renamed Xilin Mountain. The main peak is 69.8 meters above sea level, and the southwest and south of the mountain. The cliffs on the east side are steep and rugged, with lush forests. The south of the mountain is a mixed forest of needle-leaved and broad-leaved trees, while the north slope is mostly bamboo. Legend has it that Lu Chunyang sent thunder to dig a well to help Peng Zhenren cultivate, and the Nine Peaks Mountain People’s Shrine and Sun Kehong’s Tomb are also located here. Chenshan is a little-known Taoist holy land in Shanghai.

Address: Songjiang District, Shanghai

7. Shanghai Xueshan

Xueshan is located in Sheshan Town, about 11 kilometers north of the county town, facing Dongsheshan in the south and facing Fenghuangshan in the east. The main peak is 74.1 meters above sea level, with steep slopes and lush forests. According to the Tang Dynasty “Wu Di Ji”, Xue Daoyue lived here during the Tang Dynasty, hence the name. According to the Kangxi “Songjiang Fu Zhi”, a stone was unearthed under the mountain in ancient times, with the words “Yuping” engraved on it. The mountain shape is similar to a screen, so it is also called “Yuping Mountain”. Its mountain is covered with bamboo. It has a long history and rich culture, and is the fifth mountain among the nine peaks of Songjun. Legend has it that Xue Daoyue cultivated alchemy and became an immortal on this mountain. The temple is in the mountains, which is the place where he cultivated alchemy. Yiwan Tang. The brothers Cao Shi and Shizhong, two Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty, built Yiwan Tang, both front and back planted chrysanthemums. Five peaks are separated by water in the west of the village, and Xue Lao once came here to hide in the green micro.

Address: Songjiang District, Shanghai

8. Shanghai Shegongshan

Shegongshan has a long history and rich culture, and is the second mountain among the nine peaks of Songjun. It is located in Sheshan Town, Songjiang District, Shanghai, south of Fenghuangshan, about 11.5 kilometers north of the county town. The main peak is 10 meters above sea level, with lush forests, and is the smallest forest area among the twelve mountains of the Sheshan nine peaks. Because its shape is like a scroll, it is right at the tip of the phoenix’s beak. The ancients compared Shegongshan to a scroll of treasure books, and together with Fenghuangshan, it was metaphorically called “Danfengxian Shu”. Zhu Sigong’s “Nine Peaks Ode” in the Qing Dynasty records: “Kangsangzi (Shegong) of the Qin Dynasty lived in seclusion here, and this is the source of the mountain’s name.” Shegong wrote “Kangsangzi” in three volumes. Originally, the second peak of the Nine Peaks was Lu Baoshan, facing Shegongshan across the stream. There was little stone and rich soil. People competed for it. It was leveled in the Ming Dynasty. Later generations then replaced Lu Baoshan with Shegongshan as the second peak.

Address: Songjiang District, Shanghai

9. Shanghai Jinaoshan

Jinaoshan is located 2.5 kilometers east of Chongming County town, adjacent to the famous Shouan Temple on the sea. It is an artificial mountain, named after the mountain where Song Gaozong went to. The mountain body of this mountain has long collapsed. The current Jinaoshan was rebuilt in the seventh year of Kangxi (1668). The mountain has nine peaks, with the middle peak being the highest. A Tibetan is built on the peak. It is the only classical garden park on Chongming Island. As you approach the mountain gate, you will see the Ming and Qing Dynasty style gate tower with Zhou Gucheng’s inscription of the “Jinaoshan” characters in vigorous strokes, below which are Ming and Qing Dynasty figures and landscapes, which are quite antique. Walk along the west wall of Shouan Temple and you will come to the famous Zhenhai Pagoda in Jinaoshan.

Address: Chongming District, Shanghai

10. Shanghai Fenghuangshan

Fenghuangshan has a long history and rich culture. It is located about 11 kilometers north of Songjiang Town, Songjiang District, with Tongbo in the east and Yuping (Xueshan) in the west. The mountain shape is steep and slightly resembles the shape of a “ten”, like a phoenix with its neck outstretched and its wings spread, soaring high in the sky, hence the name. There are lush forests within, and the mountain body is composed of rhyolite and andesite basalt. There is a cliff on the east slope, dozens of meters high. Fenghuangshan is the first of the nine peaks, with an altitude of 51.1 meters and an area of 15.53 hectares. There is a cliff on the eastern part of the mountain, named Qingbi, dozens of meters high, straight as if it were cut with a knife. There were once ancient pines and vines on it, which were very beautiful. The trees are dense and the scenery is quiet and secluded. The Jiaqing Fu Zhi records two mountain springs: one called Fenghuang, and the other called Lu Bao. Tao Zongyi’s poem: “Danquan Lubao secret spirit”, refers to this, which is a little-known Taoist holy land in Shanghai.

Address: Songjiang District, Shanghai