The Best Hiking Trails in Lào Cai (Vietnam)

Ta Van mountain hut loop

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FlamingBee

Distance

4.08mi

Elevation +

1532f

TrailRank

27| 4.5

A loop starting and finishing in Ta Van. Climbs up a mountain pass using a well walked trail before looping round at a hut.

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Giàng Tả Walk

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MarcSitges

Distance

3.21mi

Elevation +

387f

TrailRank

27

Short walk around Giàng Ta taking the road towards Thanh Kim Easy path following b-road, several cosy homestays on the way

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Tả Van Mountain Hut Loop

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Moritz Schuchmann

Distance

3.78mi

Elevation +

1493f

TrailRank

27

A loop from Ta Van Village going up the mountain to a peak and going back down on the other side. On the way you cross through rice paddies and have nice views. Might get a bit slippery when it rained.

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Amazing Sapa to Ta Phin loop

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gdean123

Distance

16.33mi

Elevation +

1647f

TrailRank

27

Say no immediately and repeatedly to the women who follow you or else they will follow you all the way to Ta Phin. Take a taxi back if it gets dark while you are out. Ask in any of the miniature villages and they will m...

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Sapa - Ta Phin

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Sjaak Teuwissen

Distance

8.92mi

Elevation +

1250f

TrailRank

27

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One way. Cappuccino at Stone Garden where you can order a taxi back to Sa Pa. Easy track. When raining it can be slippery so make sure to bring walking sticks if it's raining.

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756.Sapa.Cat Cat.Lao Chai.Ta Van

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oneesta

Distance

15.86mi

Elevation +

4272f

TrailRank

27

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From Sapa van to Cat Cat entrance. Walk through village view waterfalls. Van to drop off point. Walk thru Lao Chai Ta Van. Van back to Sapa market.

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Giàng Tà: up the mountain

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Nathaniel van Beelen

Distance

4.72mi

Elevation +

2224f

TrailRank

27

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Giàng Tả Climes the mountain behind sapa farmstay. Very beautiful view at the top. Very steep and tricky trail.

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Sapa to Ta Phin

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minah222

Distance

6.92mi

Elevation +

922f

TrailRank

26

Easy trail going through areas inhabited by ethnic Vietnamese population, very scenic with many views of rice fields.

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Trail Homestay Black Mo - Thào Hồng Dến

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Ebrahim Alnuaimi

Distance

7.14mi

Elevation +

1581f

TrailRank

26

Trail Homestay Black Mo - Thào Hồng Dến We took the hike from city center (Sapa) and by the guided trip of local woman of Black Mo tribes we take the difficult way as she claims. This hike shows you great views over Sap...

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Sapa - Ta Phin

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mirco.paganelli

Distance

6.88mi

Elevation +

1007f

TrailRank

26

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Beautiful trek through rice fields and Hamong and Red Dao villages. It’s better to follow it with a guide.

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Sapa - dragon jaw

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Elliot Bent

Distance

10.52mi

Elevation +

2789f

TrailRank

25

First half on road, brand new alpine coaster on the way, up to a village then back over the mountain peaks to dragon jaw and back down to sa pa

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HAU THAO, Sapa Area, Vietnam

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minah222

Distance

5.89mi

Elevation +

2575f

TrailRank

25

The trail winds up from Hau Thao to above Sapa. You can continue down on a path to Sapa. It goes through couple of villages inhabited by ethnic Vietnamese. Very scenic.

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Ta Phin ring (Sapa area)

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mirco.paganelli

Distance

3.47mi

Elevation +

794f

TrailRank

24

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You have to start from the end point. I started registering the trail after a while. Do it with a local guide.

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Vietnam (Sa Pa): Paseo hasta Ta Van (Lao Chai)

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Manu Arroyo

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Distance

5.63mi

Elevation +

335f

TrailRank

88| 5.0

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Recorrido desde las afueras de Sa Pa, desde donde cogemos una pista que se dirige a Cau May, Lao Chai y Ta Van, pequeñas poblaciones habitadas por los pertenecientes a la etnia Black Hmong. Visitamos en el camino dos de ...

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Bac ha view loop

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FlamingBee

Distance

3.27mi

Elevation +

1335f

TrailRank

23

A hike our guide from Anh Dao hostel took us on. Starting and finishing at the hostel it loops up and over the mountain called "mother and son". Gives good views of bac ha and the mountains. Trail is mostly easy to follo...

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Sa Pa Valley two days hike

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timosch

Distance

20.53mi

Elevation +

6391f

TrailRank

23

Two day hiking, stayed at a Hmong Homestay in Hao Tao. This is the route the Hmong guides will take you. If you want to do it on your own, try to organize a homestay beforehand. Views are amazing!

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linh ho, lao chai, ta van, giang ta chai

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wytske

Distance

5.95mi

Elevation +

699f

TrailRank

22

linh ho, lao chai, ta van, giang ta chai Also possible to start in Sapa (makes it 2 km longer). Over the road, sometimes nature trail. Take care at end of Ta Van take very small path onthe right along the rice field.

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Sa Pa - Cat Cat - Lao Chai -Ta Van - BambooForest - waterfall

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Alejandro Zamora 9

Distance

17.60mi

Elevation +

2822f

TrailRank

22

I followed Rubioser’s trail and had a great day. Some parts of the original one have been closed so I had to figure some work arounds. Keep in mind the following: - Cat Cat is not worth it, if you find the way to skip it...

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Sapa - CatCat waterfall - Ban Xin Chai

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obergol

Distance

7.86mi

Elevation +

2411f

TrailRank

21

Nice little hike from Sapa. We were just very unfortunate with the weather. CatCat waterfall charges 150.000 Dong/person. The views of the rice fields are probably very nice haha We took a minivan back to Sapa from the...

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2e day trek Sa Pa, from Sapa Farmstay

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Seghth

Distance

7.33mi

Elevation +

1693f

TrailRank

19

One way. Pick up by Farmstay's car. Excellent day, various kinds of paths, great views. Several small villages to understand local life. Long way as a king balcony path with views on the valley. Several forests, mainly b...

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y linh ho through mountains to Su pan

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wytske

Distance

15.88mi

Elevation +

3494f

TrailRank

19

y linh ho through mountains to Su pan We did this with a guide but you can follow this trail on your own if you are willing to walk through rice fields (very narrow ridges), through mud and waterstreams. We walked end ...

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Sapa - Lao Chai

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BrianR

Distance

4.96mi

Elevation +

417f

TrailRank

19

Hiking down to Lao Chai from Sapa through rice plantations. Great walk !! Strong raincoat and hiking shoes more than required. Return by moto for 60,000 dôngs.

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Ta Van loop

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marie louise landøy

Distance

6.63mi

Elevation +

1739f

TrailRank

19

Loop starting from the main road close to Ta Van, up a mountain and around a dam. A little steep sometimes. (Reaching 1299 meters at the highest point, total climb is 458 meters. So the app didn't register correctly the ...

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From sapa to village

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Janagoer

Distance

7.36mi

Elevation +

732f

TrailRank

19| 3.67

we did a guided Tour to a nice Hmong homestay. The walk is amazing and very scenic! unfortunatly we had rain and lots of fog.

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De Sa Pa a Ta Van (Norte de Vietnam)

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Francisco Jose Martinez Martinez

Distance

9.39mi

Elevation +

1565f

TrailRank

74| 5.0

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Aprovechando que hemos venido al Vietnam a visitar a nuestra hija que trabaja aquí en Hanoi, vamos a hacer un poco de turismo también por el norte del país. Una visita a Vietnam no está completa sin una parada en el herm...

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