See our routes broken down for novice riders and by distance; short, intermediate & long. The routes are available in Chinese and English versions of Strava which you use as a mapping / gps device on your phone. We also offer GPX route files which can be downloaded to your device or other phone apps.
Novice Road Routes
Shorter rides on flatter surfaces. Check out our collection of rides for novice riders, also on Komoot or RideWithGPS.
Rainbow Road & Back 64km 700m
Good for starting out on longer rides. Drop by Shuizhuken just before the start of the rainbow road.
Yingkeng & Back 47km 550m
Novice with a slight climb. Yingkeng is worth wondering around….
Jinchuan & Back 42km 600m
Novice with one climb / decent…
Arches & Back 25km 400m
Novice Ride
Old Street & Back 20km 240m
Novice Ride
Short Road Routes
Shorter routes near the homestay. Not necessarily easy due to surface or gradient.
Yingkeng & Back 47km 550m
Novice with a slight climb. Yingkeng is worth wondering around….
Rainbow Road & Back 64km 700m
Good for starting out on longer rides. Drop by Shuizhuken just before the start of the rainbow road.
Gaoshan Road Return
Cycle down from Yingchuang, through Sanyang and then up to Gaoshan Village. Check out the old village area at the top. Then ride back again. Stop at Sanyang for lunch, the old street and some rural shopping. If you want…
Easy XiaoXu Village
Grab a gravel or mountain bike and cycle up to around Xiaoxu village. A nice hard steady climb up from the main road to Xiaoxu village and then up the road there. Be careful on the way down!!! Some great…
Medium Road Routes
Medium distance routes, generally less than 100km.
Featured Ride:
Slate 8 Perfect!
A ride that sums up cycling around #wildhomestay
The Lake 湖景线
A nice ride to add on way to / way back towards SH / HZ. Also a great extension for those that few extra KMs to the northern routes. Park your car just off the motorway and cycle from there. …
Slate 8’s
Slate8 Perfect We have been riding the area for years and love the remoteness of the slate mountains. The twisting mountain roads have been resurfaced so this route offers some great winding roads. It’s a great way to get an…
Rubbish Ride
Our relaxed Sunday ride. Various extensions. Rolling with a short sharp hill. Basic Version: Rolling plus Poshan sharp section. Advanced Version: 2 sharp sections GPX File
Rubbish Long Flattish
Nice easy ride along south and north rubbish with the sharp sections taken out. A little out and back section in the north to Shuizhuken which is optional.
Rainbow Gorge Sky 70km+
A very nice loop with a climb at the end! 98% good tarmac with a little rough stuff by the gorge. Just go slow there. Other options on the Rainbow Road. 1. An out and back to ShuizhuKun Village. 2.…
QianNiuGang Daming Classic
QianNiuGang – Daming Mountain 25km from Wildhomestay to the bottom of Daming. A nice ride there to the base with a drink and noodle stand. The climb is great and described as the Chinese Baby Mont Ventoux. . Two basic options: Daming…
3 Peaks & A Bit
The new standard south route. very nice. 3 main mid climbs and a few shorter ones. https://www.strava.com/routes/26222719
1 Peak & A Bit
Good Road – Shorter South Climb Easy up and down and return on the same road. Good training work out. Just do the first hill for easy good road option. Entire surface good. Be careful on downhills/cars on the wrong…
Featured Ride:
Rainbow Sky 100
A good ride for any weather! 99% nice roads. Best done in the afternoon to catch sunset rays!
Long Road Routes
Long routes heading in all directions.
The Beasts Of The East
To Qiandao Hu & Back. Still a work in progress. Need to think about the best way around for best morning and sunset light / views. A smaller option but still not easy.
Slate 8 Long
A very nice route. One of the best in the area. 3 medium hills to push! 165km | 3.5 Climbs 1 steep section | Good Road with a few gnarly sections downhill GPX Download
QianNiuGang (Daming) Epic
Daming Epic (from south). All the way from Wildhomestay, 25km to Daming and then onto Tunkou Hotsping. Then up from there all the way to the top – 32km uphill. Then 25km down to the noodle shop in Daming and…
Little North
Below Komoot for option 2. Route from Jixi – Or get car to pick you up at longgang if too long back GPX – Little Peaks +
Easy Clean Reverse
Weiping Waits 170km | 2 to 3 Climbs with optional steep | Good Road with a bit of gnarly at the end of the down hill of hill 1 and 2. Try the Clean Race Route for a few added steep sections.…
Double Rocks
A drive from the homestay to Qingliangfeng Zhen. Park and cycle from there. A very nice double hill loop. download GPX file https://www.strava.com/routes/14059866 We normally go counter clockwise. x311 climb up, downhill through red rocks (noodle stop), climb up lake,…
Big North – Sunset Peaks
Try the Double . Note: Its a monster and you need to leave very early and maybe bring lights. Twin Peaks. 230 – 250km 4000m A out and back. Get a car to longgang or bottom of x311. up…
A Stupidly Long Day – The Quadruple
4 Hills on one of our big days. Lights are required and don’t do during the summer heat. An amazing endurance test. We dont think anyone has done this yet. The next stage would be the Huizhou500… 🙂
Adventure Road
Stunning road rides may be with very short gravel sections or off road. Best done with MTB shoes and 32 wide tires preferably on a dry day.
“Gravel” Rides
Other offroad stuff doable on gravel bike, MTB, eMTB etc.
BikeHike
Our unique flavour of riding! Gravel or Mountain bikes suggested. Adventure rides can be ridden 100% of the time (depending on skill) and bikehikes normally always require some hiking. The amount of hiking that is required generally depends on your cycling skill level. These routes normally have dangerous drops, steep slopes and can take all day.
To the Fire Lane 57km 1200
A big bike hike. Kind of crazy. Only for the serious adventurous!!!! Done in 2022 and now some of the hike is probably now off trail and up hill. Not easy carrying a bike. Someone should check this route in…
Gaoshan Trails
Careful on the off road bends. Easy road up to Gaoshan and then challenge to get around and down the off road. Will update – suggest you do only Gaoshan area – i.e. use road to get there and then…
Confused but good 95km 2200m
BHBHBHBHBHBHBHB – a crazy day. hats off to anyone who is able to do this……
Cables 101km 1900m
BHB, road, off road, walk, road. Add gaoshan gravel for a bit more.
Black Hills BikeHike
Warming: Dangerous. Trails might need cutting and only done on mountain bike. Check with us before you do. Technical small parts. Hike up at the end but rewarded with nice track down. Check if its been pruned! Also a different…
3 Little Hikes 117km 2000m
BHBHBHB A very big day out. Some of the hike might be off trail up hill. Not easy carrying a bike.
Water Pigs Dirt Ride (WPD)
80km mostly road but a bit of everything!
Best done on a dry day in spring 🙂
Inter City
Inter City & Train Routes: coming in from Qiandao Lake, Tunxi or She County. Check out these Hangzhou routes to the homestay.
Shexian Indirect 130km 1600m
Lovely little roads and a ferry.
Qiandao Hu to WHS 100km 1600m
this one is good as well. dont need to do the last climb out of Sanyang if you dont want….
Check out the Huizhou Merchant Trail which links Wuyuan and some other great places in the area.
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