South Liaoning Countryside Loop

Riverside park

Turnoff to 尖山 (Jian Shan), 4 km

Photo shows main highway shoulder conditions. After turnoff traffic is usually light and includes various types of farm vehicles.

Visages of the countryside springtime farming life.

Rural Rd conditions. Orchards, vineyards, mixed crops, small plot family farms. Lots of activity in the fields.

Arrive at a small Village

Farm lane

Late spring strawberries for sale

Distant Lake view

Lake views, Daheishan view

Village

All village homes are old style, not much sign of China's modern development boom.

Rural one lane roads

Sparse local traffic only Ancient greenhouse structures still in use

Rural farming Village

Cherry orchards. Rock walls are fascinating in this area, many periods of destruction and re-building.

T junction, enter Mountain Bike roads

Enter east-west dirt road, towards powerlines. Start of the mountain bike phase of this track

dirt lane, pass under powerlines

Following a dirt lane along ridgetop

Big Black Mountain (Daheishan), closer view

Stay on dirt road to peak elevation. Then begin descent towards SW along the ridge line. Remember to open front suspension and control descent speed, a few rougher downhill segments.

knobby concrete lane

Probably this road dates back over a great deal of China's post Qing Dynasty history.

Intersection

Back on one-lane smooth paved roads at bottom of hill.

Back to the Highway, at T-Junction.

The area is well known for its springtime cherry orchards, plenty of roadside vendors.

Intersection

Springtime cherry vendor stalls along highway

Passing Entrance to the Botanical Gardens

This Garden is worth a visit.

Traversing Farmland

Ruins of old homes and greenhouse platforms, the area must have been in production since ancient times.

Popular fishing area (seasonal)

There is also access to the lakeshore nearby, fisherman can occasionally be seen in the distance along river banks.

Crossroads

a small lane heads east to the lakeshore

Lakeshore access

Partially developed for picnicking, a float dock. Primitive.

Starting and ending point on Dalian Greenway

From this waypoint a broad Avenue runs north. There is plenty of shoulder parking on the road to the east, along the river.