Tiger Leaping Gorge
Description
- Name Tiger Leaping Gorge
- Length in days 2 days
- Traildino grading MW, Moderate walk, backpacking trail
- Hut tour grading T1, Walk
Tiger Leaping Gorge is one of the world's deepest canyons, located on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, in Yunnan province in the southwest of China. For 15 km the Yangtze, known as Golden Sands River (Jinsha Jiang) in this particular area, squeezes itself between the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and the Haba Mountain massifs, both well over 5000 m high. Cliffs rise up over 2000 m. The popular hiking trail, or "high road", along the length of the gorge is marked and in use locally for every day purposes. It is normally a 2-day hike, with an overnight stay in one of the local guesthouses along the trail. There used to be a second option: the "low road" closer to the river bank. But this is now a regular road with busy traffic...
Opinions

- Troncquo November 2009
- Rate 9
- Positive extraordinary views, not many people on the trail, easy trail to follow, nice hostals with amazing scenery!
- Negative 2nd day you have to descend to the actual gorge, there you will be surrounded bij many Chinese tourists who come by bus just to see this small point where the gorge got it's name from.
Hike Reports

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tiger leaping gorge, China
- Troncquo November 2009
- a 2-day hike through the Tigerleaping gorge in Yunnan, South China.

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Facts
- China Backpacker on Tiger Leaping Gorge
Some excellent info if you are planning to hike Tiger Leaping Gorge
- Pictures of Tiger Leaping Gorge
Some interesting pictures and travel photos on tiger leaping gorge
- Tiger Leaping Gorge travel guide - Wikitravel
Some practical info on hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge, particularly about the annoyances....
- trekkingvisions - Tiger Leaping Gorge
Concise info on trekking in Tiger Leaping Gorge.
Reports
- Tales of Asia - Tiger Leaping Gorge
Report on hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge in 1999 and 2002.
- Walking Stories on Tiger Leaping Gorge
Report of a 2-day hike along Tiger Leaping Gorge in 2005.
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- This is the tale of many attempted entries into Burma to meet the people living life in political oppression. Unfortunately, the two visas that were granted came with limited timeframes. The first one barely allowed a whistle-stop tour of basic city centers, where we saw what they allowed us to see. Next up, a visit to the Three Parallel Rivers... Read more