Originally Posted by
eethan
qpr, Thanks for the info. - It should be published in the Lonely Planet guidebook, because the info isn't there right now!
From Changbaishan resort (Songjianghe) to Antu is 6 hours by car, so are you sure it's 200 kuai? - I just want to make sure my coordinates are right.
My goal now is to spend my last day in Changbaishan Heaven lake (N slope), and get fairly close to Haerbin by end of day.
Before my last day, I'll overnight in (Erdao)Baihe, catch an early shuttle to Heaven lake, get back to Baihe in afternoon, and arrive in Dunhua before 21:00. Seems like I can then catch a high speed as far as Changchun. Overnight in Changchun and catch the 1hr train to Haerbin.
Does this sound like an efficient plan, with plenty of time (or too much time) in Heaven lake during winter?
Also, one online review mentioned that you can ski cross-country down the real Changbai mtn. Do you know if we can rent snowboards to go down?
From Changbaishan to Antu itīs about 170 km.
In summer you need about 3 hours, in winter more and it can happen that roads are closed due to the bad weather condition.
This pic is from Antu.
If you can go back to Dunhua in time, I donīt know.
It really depends on the weather condition.
About Heaven Lake.
Sometimes the park is closed when the snowfall is too heavy.
You canīt go to Heaven Lake by direct bus.
First you have to take a shuttle bus from the entry to the main station inside the park (ask the hotel for a ticket, you donīt have t owait in line in the morning although in winter itīs not very busy).
At the main station you have to change the bus and take a mini van up to Heaven Lake.
I was there a few times in the summer but in winter time itīs not really funny to hang around there for a longer time.
Sorry canīt say anything about snowboards as Iīm not a skiing fan.
Although I lived in Antu I mostly tried to avoid Changbaishan in winter.