The paragraph written at the beginning:This article is a documentary travel note on hiking. It completely and truly records the entire process of hiking around the Eryuan West Lake in Dali. It may be helpful to you when you are about to travel. Since the length of this article is a bit long (1950 words in total and many beautiful pictures), it is recommended to collect it first, and then find a quiet and free time to read it, so that you may gain more.

The place for this hiking trip is Eryuan West Lake in Dali, not Hangzhou West Lake! Eryuan West Lake in Dali is a very beautiful, pleasant scenery, and relatively few tourists at present. Dali West Lake is located in Yousuo Town, Eryuan County, about 45 kilometers away from the ancient city of Dali.

The lake surface of Eryuan West Lake in Dali is about 4 square kilometers. It is a plateau fault lake with an average water depth of 4 to 6 meters, and the deepest point is 12 meters. It is one of the important water sources of the Erhai Lake. It is understood that there are six villages and seven islands in Eryuan West Lake, among which the six villages are Zhangjiadeng, Qingshuitang, Dongdeng, Zhongdeng, Nandeng, Haitang, etc., constituting the natural beauty of lakes in the village and villages in the lake.

When visiting Dali West Lake, regular tours usually involve boating and swimming among ink landscape paintings. A more niche way for tourists who like to hike is to hike around the West Lake and enjoy the lakes and mountains. It is like a dream and fantasy, like a fairyland. A 12-kilometer hike around the lake, with unlimited scenery along the way, and a relaxing and comfortable trip to small groups will leave people with endless aftershocks.

Let's follow Dali's local "non-illegal travel" and take a hiking tour around Dali West Lake. Walk around the West Lake for 12 kilometers and enjoy the lakes and mountains. The journey is endless. I hope it will be helpful to tourists who are going to travel to Dali West Lake. The following content is divided into two aspects: the travel process and summary of the West Lake.

Travel to West Lake:

1. Drive from the ancient city of Dali to Eryuan West Lake. It takes about 1 hour to reach the West Lake. Hiking around the West Lake for a small group, proceed clockwise along the bank of the West Lake. It is about 12 kilometers to hike around the innermost circle of the West Lake and enjoy the lakes and mountains!

In this small group hiking tour around the West Lake, in addition to my daughter-in-law and I being "quiet and inactive", we also invited my third brother to "low-key", my third sister-in-law to "quietly" and two nieces "Balabalia" and "Wuluwuliu" to participate. Hiking time will be carried out on May 4, 2021.

2. Starting from Xihu Village on the bank of the West Lake, the first shore attraction is the West Lake Wetland Park, where projects such as boating and lake tours can be carried out. Along the east bank of the West Lake, head south all the way to see the beautiful scenery of the West Lake and the mountain peaks in the west reflected in the lake. It is really beautiful. The clear water of the West Lake is reflected into an interesting picture. A casual photo will turn into a beautiful picture.

3. Go 2.5 kilometers from the starting point and you will reach the "Dengfeng Highway". Walking west, you see a white-looking sewage treatment plant, and then walking along the lake until you reach "Qiao Xia Village." During this journey, extremely lush reed bushes were often seen on both sides of the walking path, and occasionally small animals were spotted. Walking by the lake and admiring the reflections in the water, it will be fun to have a good scenery along the way.

Walking north on the east road of "Qiaoxia Village", you reach the end of a road and see a child wearing Bai costumes quietly doing homework by the lake. The willow branches by the lake sway gently with the breeze, and the comfortable picture is frozen.

4. Continue to move clockwise around the lake to "Haitan Village". By this time, we have already completed the 6-kilometer hike. During this journey, on the left side is farmland with a wide view, and farmers are working hard "with their faces facing the loess and their backs facing the sky"; on the right side is still the beautiful scenery of the West Lake.

5. Passing through the "Ganjia Village" on the west side of the West Lake, and further forward to a total mileage of 8 kilometers, there is a lakeside viewing platform. From this viewing platform, you can look into the open area of West Lake water in the east. The view is very good. It is facing Xihu Village and "Qingshuitang Village" in the lake. To the north of the lake is "Bowei Village".

6. After passing through "Bowei Village" 9 kilometers away, after passing through a flat crop field, I looked at the new immigrant village under construction and continued to move forward. Passing through a wetland with many trestles, the scenery here is also good, and it is worth stopping and enjoying it slowly.

7. Passing through the beautiful "new immigrant village", the small group tour around the West Lake returns to its starting point, and the hiking tour is over. Surrounded by the lake, the scenery is endless, and we will come again in the future!

8. During a perfect hiking trip, in addition to enjoying the scenery along the way, tasting local food is also an indispensable thing. Yousuo Town, where the West Lake is located, has a lot of delicious food, including hot and sour fish, rawhide, fried pork ribs, fried yellow powder, vegetarian fried sea vegetables, fried bitter gourd with beans and rice, and rice soup with fragrant beans and rice.

West Lake Travel Summary:

1. Hiking along Dali West Lake. The total mileage is 12 kilometers. Half a day is almost enough.

2. Since you are all hiking by the lake, remember to be prepared to prevent insects and disturb small animals, and also remember to pay attention to slip prevention and prevent falling into the water. After all, the safety of all outdoor travel comes first.

3. For hiking around the West Lake, it is recommended to bring part of your lunch appropriately. It is not easy to find supply points in the villages along the way.

4. Traveling around the West Lake is generally difficult, and I personally feel that it is a casual and relaxing trip. Just bring your eyes to admire the lakes and mountains, your mobile phone and camera, and your backup power supply, and leave the rest to the beautiful scenery!

5. Travel to a small group of West Lake in Dali, walk 12 kilometers around the lake, and enjoy the lakes and mountains all the way along the lake! Thanks to my third brother and third sister-in-law for their persistence, my two nieces for their unremitting efforts, and my daughter-in-law for her company all the way, I finally completed the task of traveling around the lake safely. This "May 4th" is an unforgettable "May 4th", and it is also a "May 4th" that still returns as a teenager.

Thanks for reading! Good luck! Pay attention to non-illegal travel, and there are more exciting travel opportunities waiting for you!