Maluan Mountain, the most beautiful trail in Shenzhen – Guangdong, China
Maluan Mountain is extremely popular among avid hikers because it’s easy, safe, beautiful and varied with clear streams, lush woods, Chinese plum blossoms and one of the area’s largest waterfalls. The mountain is best known for its plum blossom trees, which bloom in January.
The trail shown in the map is about 11.4 miles or 18 km. It takes about 5-6 hours. The trail starts at the Sea world （海洋世界） in Xiao Mei Sha （小梅沙）, passes through Di Cui Lake (滴翠湖），a water fall (瀑布), Ma Luan Mountain (马栾山) and Maluan Old Village (马栾旧村), Hong Hua Ling Reservior (红花岭水库), and finally exits in OCT East (东部华侨城).
The trail is very safe and clearly marked. It offers the best scenery among all the trails around Shenzhen area.