Initially I wanted to climb a mountain in Vũng Tàu on Wednesday, April 29th. On arriving I noticed that three of my target mountains were actually not that suitable for climbing. I drove around for some hours to get as close as possible to the highest points. Here is the results:
Mountains in Vũng Tàu
- Nghinh Phong, Núi Nhỏ, 138 m, Wikipedia - Christ of Vũng Tàu, its more about the largest Christian statue across Asia
- Núi Tao Phùng, 176 m, Hải đăng Vũng Tàu (Vung Tao lighthouse) - closed during the night, good view over to the statue of Christ
- Núi Tương Kỳ, 245 m, Núi Lơn, but now has the Du Lịch Hồ Mây with 400k entrance. You can also take the cable care there, some 450k
- Núi Vũng Maý, 235 m, nice round trip of 4 km in less than 2 hours: link to AllTrails with heightmap
So the last one is actually the trail to take. Here are some details:
Trail Núi Vũng Maý
It’s available on AllTrails : link to AllTrails and relatively easy to follow. The map gives you further assurance. Viettel and Mobifone network is available all the way.with he
There is a large parking spot in front of the Đền Thánh Đức Mẹ. It’s also the starting point for the round hiking trail mentioned above. With a total length of 4.02 km it takes less than 2 hours to complete. Starting at see level and passing by the churches the first stop is at the Cây Thánh Giá Bãi Dâu (The Cross of Bai Dau). You can see it during nighttime prominently illuminated at about 180 meters height.
A few minutes later you reach the highest point of the trail with
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