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Mount Tai (1 day) — Qufu

Qufu · Day Trip

Mount Tai (1 day)

The great sacred mountain of the east — an hour by rail, the Red Gate climb and the summit sunrise.

1

HSR to Tai’an

Morning high-speed train from Qufu East (about 1 h) to the sacred mountain city.

2

The Red Gate climb

The classic route — Red Gate, Mid-Heaven Gate, the Eighteen Bends and South Heaven Gate, about 4–5 hours up.

3

Summit & return

The Sky Street, Riguang Peak and the Jade Emperor Peak, then the cable car and train back to Qufu by evening.

Practical — HSR ¤30–60 · peak ticket £127 · full day · start the climb by 09:00.
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