Kangding in 3 Days: River City, Mugecuo and Tagong

Settle into Kangding before a managed Mugecuo day, then add the Xinduqiao–Tagong road corridor only with a verified vehicle, road and final base.

Real aerial view of Kangding filling a steep mountain valley

Photo: NoGhost · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0

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DAY 1

Kangding Coach Station → Love Song Square · 1.7km

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About 23 min on foot in the 21 August 2026 AMap model; the local Route 2 result took about 18 min including 202m of access walking, but live frequency and luggage conditions still need checking

    Kangding River-City Arrival and Reset

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    Kangding River-City ...

DAY 2

Love Song Square → Mugecuo Visitor Centre · 19.3km

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About 35 min by road in the 21 August 2026 AMap model; no public-transit result was returned, so confirm both the external transfer and the scenic area's separate managed transport

    Mugecuo Managed Lake-and-Forest Day

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    Mugecuo Managed Lake...

DAY 3

Love Song Square → Xinduqiao town anchor · 76.3km

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About 2 hr 3 min by road in the 21 August 2026 AMap model; this is the first leg of a weather- and road-dependent vehicle day, not a shuttle promise

Xinduqiao town anchor → Tagong Grassland · 36.4km

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About 49 min by road in the 21 August 2026 AMap model; confirm legal stops, the final drop-off and whether you return to Kangding or deliberately sleep onward before departure

    Xinduqiao–Tagong Selective Road Day

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    Xinduqiao–Tagong Sel...