Vietnam - Bai Tu Long National Park (Ha Long Bay)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 1.98 nm
- Elevation gain
- 430 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 430 ft
- Max elevation
- 46 ft
- TrailRank
- 34
- Min elevation
- 13 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- one hour 10 minutes
- Coordinates
- 242
- Uploaded
- August 29, 2018
- Recorded
- August 2018
near Tai Lai, Haiphong (Vietnam)
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August 24, 2018
IBP Index = 12DRW
The Bai Tu Long National Park is a protected area in northeastern Vietnam. It was created in 2001, from the former Ba Mun National Conservation Area. It is one of the seven great Vietnamese national parks that have land and water areas. It is located within Bai Tu Long Bay, which with Halong Bay forms an impressive landscape of sea and islands.
According to legend, millions of years ago, an immense dragon descended to Ha Long Bay (meaning "descending dragon") and dropped numerous eggs. These eggs hatched forming thousands of rocks and islands. The tail of the dragon extended to the sea, forming the island Bach Long Vi (meaning "The tail of the white dragon"). When he returned to heaven, he said goodbye to his offspring in Bai Tu Long Bay (meaning "The dragon is separated from the offspring").
The park is composed of a land area of 61 km2 and an aquatic area of 97 km2. The area includes more than 40 islands and rocks that form three groups: Ba Mun, Tra Nga and Sau. The national park also includes a surrounding protection area of approximately 165 km2.
The park consists of 5 different ecosystems, which gives the pack a great biodiversity. More than 2,500 species (plants, aquatic plants, fish, invertebrates, mammals, corals, birds) have been found, some of which are in danger of extinction, such as the Leopard Cat, the Indian Civet and the Rhesus Macaque, the Burmese Falcons and the Japanese Eagles.
IBP Index = 12DRW
The Bai Tu Long National Park is a protected area in northeastern Vietnam. It was created in 2001, from the former Ba Mun National Conservation Area. It is one of the seven great Vietnamese national parks that have land and water areas. It is located within Bai Tu Long Bay, which with Halong Bay forms an impressive landscape of sea and islands.
According to legend, millions of years ago, an immense dragon descended to Ha Long Bay (meaning "descending dragon") and dropped numerous eggs. These eggs hatched forming thousands of rocks and islands. The tail of the dragon extended to the sea, forming the island Bach Long Vi (meaning "The tail of the white dragon"). When he returned to heaven, he said goodbye to his offspring in Bai Tu Long Bay (meaning "The dragon is separated from the offspring").
The park is composed of a land area of 61 km2 and an aquatic area of 97 km2. The area includes more than 40 islands and rocks that form three groups: Ba Mun, Tra Nga and Sau. The national park also includes a surrounding protection area of approximately 165 km2.
The park consists of 5 different ecosystems, which gives the pack a great biodiversity. More than 2,500 species (plants, aquatic plants, fish, invertebrates, mammals, corals, birds) have been found, some of which are in danger of extinction, such as the Leopard Cat, the Indian Civet and the Rhesus Macaque, the Burmese Falcons and the Japanese Eagles.
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Cave
24 ft
Mooring point
Lake
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