Longji Terraces: Erlong Bridge to Ticket Gate Climb

This paved approach climb begins near Erlong Bridge outside the Longji Rice Terraces area in Longsheng and rises through repeated mountain hairpins to the parking and ticket-control gate. The formal route is 5.49 km with about 316 m of ascent, reconstructed from two genuine Strava subsegments and two terrain-derived gap sections that preserve the canonical line. The parent API reports 325.6 m and a 31% maximum, but that extreme value reflects a local elevation or sampling spike; the representative 100–150 m maximum is about 9%. The route ends at the gate and does not promise bicycle access into the villages. Holiday crowds, storms, landslides or traffic controls can close the road, so check scenic-area and police notices.