Over Gaoersi Pass at 4,412 m, with the snow giant of Gongga (Minya Konka) on the horizon, then down the dizzying "Sky Road 18 Bends" to Yajiang on the Yalong River.
A 4,412 m pass with a clear-day view of Gongga, the highest peak in Sichuan.
A famous stack of switchbacks coiling down toward the Yalong River.
A town clinging to the steep banks of the Yalong River.
3 scenic check-in spots on this stage — pull over at any of them for a postcard.
The "photographer's paradise" of Xinduqiao at about 3,478 m, where morning light slants through golden poplars and smoke rises from Tibetan villages — one of the softest, most photogenic stretches of the whole route.
On clear days the Gaoersi Mountain road at around 3,925 m opens onto a distant view of Gongga (Minya Konka), Sichuan's highest peak — the old road and ridgeline here remain a classic vantage point.
After a long descent the road drops to Bajiaolou township at about 2,890 m, where Tibetan villages, matsutake-mushroom hamlets and the valley road all gather into one frame.
Gaoersi Pass is 4,412 m. On a clear day you can see Gongga (Minya Konka), the highest peak in Sichuan, from the top.
A famous stack of switchbacks that coils down from the pass toward the Yalong River and Yajiang at about 2,640 m. In the game it’s a long, winding descent — lean into the tilt steering and feather the brakes through the bends.
Yes — Gaoersi Pass is the route’s clearest window onto the Gongga snow giant, but only when the weather cooperates. Catching the peak out of the cloud is a matter of luck and timing, both of which the game simulates live.
Cycling 318 turns the road to Lhasa into a daily, cozy ride. Check in at the landmarks, collect a postcard from each, and fill your 318 passport.
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