Emma Radebaugh
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Short, beautiful hike with an impressive temple at the top! We are traveling in May so it was HOT and fair warning that the temple is extra hot. Not a ton of shade, and the sun bakes the white tiles which reflect back to you. Definitely be prepared with water, electrolytes, sunscreen, and a hat. A portable fan wouldn’t hurt either.
If you want to hike to the top, you have to get dropped off at the parking lot/market across from Cup Fine Day. Keep in mind that it is more than just the dragon stair case you’ll have to climb. There’s about 300 steps through the forest and the staircase itself is about 180. There’s a sign that says it’s 1.5 kilometers, but that seemed like too much. It’s really quite short, but it’s steep.
If you’re not up for the hike but still want to take the dragon stairs, you’ll have to get dropped off at the top of the temple and then walk down the stairs to walk up them. There’s not car drop-off zone at the bottom of the staircase.
If you can, we definitely recommend the whole hike :) the forest is beautiful and you’ll see some cool animals. We saw a peacock!!