The trail has various levels of quality. In sight of the cable car at lower elevations you have well maintained stone stairs. Further into the forest many parts have been swept away by rain. And the entrance to the final part behind the largest reclining Buddha statue in south east Asia is not obvious to find.
Trail details
To enter the TTC tourist area you have to buy a ticket for 50k VND. The parks, waterways, bridges and garden area is well maintained.
Part 1 - From park entrance to cable car station
To enter the park you need a ticked for 50k VND. The park area is nice decorated and well maintained by the TTC corporation. You can spent some time in this lower section. Some 200 meters from the cable car station is the start of the trail up to the mountain station of the cable car.
Part 2 - Cable car to largest reclining Buddha
That’s the way most tourist take, it’s a walk of
Part 3 - Statue to mountain top
You have to walk around the white Buddha statue to get the trail behind it. The first part is rather steep, but eventually you arrive at the 694 m cairn
Núi Nọc Trù or Núi Tà Cú?
This sounds conflicting. The label at the cairn states “Núi Nọc Trù”, but the cable car ends at Núi Tà Cú! Why?
Travel history
I’ve been there twice:
- 2026-03-15 Núi Tà Cú I - only to the entrance gate
- 2026-04-30 Núi Tà Cú II - tired from the previous day, but eventually finished the round trip