Ba Na Hills - Standard Route

This 28km Ba Na Hills route is standard "go to" for all Danang local cyclists from the west district. The end of the course you will see a roundabout and a big "Ba Na hills Golf Club" sign. It features beautiful 8 hilly landscape, lakes and paved road lined with flower garden. This area and roads were developed because this leads to the Ba Na hills Amusement Park and Golf Course by Sun World Vietnam.

There are 3 main cycling segments you can use as reference when doing a Ba Na hills route and some details below. I will focus on #1 and create a separate route breakdown for #2 and #3.

1. Ba Na hills - Standard Route

   28.1km leisure ride with breathtaking views of green hills, mountain, lakes and garden landscapes. You go through initial 2.1km of residential commercial area, 6 traffic lights with 1 trailer superhighway intersection. Total of 8 hills with 2-6% gradient before reaching the Ba Na hill sign. Read more below for segment analysis.

   
   

2. Standard course with passage to Ba Na hills cable car station loop

   This is an option after the standard course with 5.9km round trip to sign further west with 4 more hills around the Ba Na car park area and employee residential buildings. As this is a private area by Sun World, guards may or may not allow you to pass thus "passage" is not absolute. Try your luck with the guards. Guards step in front of you at the main gate and say "YOU SHALL NOT PASS" (Or at least what I imagine).

   
   

3. Last Traffic Light (Đ. Nối Intersection) to Ba Na hill Golf Course sign

   Uninterrupted 14.4km roundtrip segment good for hills training.

   After passing through the 6th and last traffic light stated in the standard course, you start this training course west, ride through 7 hills with 2-5% gradients, reach the roundabout and Ba Na sign and go back east.

   You can also opt to try your luck with the guards for additional 5.9km cable car station loop and try passage to Ba Na hills cable car station loop but not recommended. Full YouTube segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0MUH1rCR8

   
   

Ba Na hills - Standard route breakdown

Distance: 28.04

Strava Segment: https://www.strava.com/segments/39516611

Type: Hilly

Average Gradient: 0.5% Highest Gradient: 1st hill, 800m 3-6% after passing military base across recycling zone.

Route Start: 04 Hoàng Văn Thái, Hoà Minh, Liên Chiểu, Đà Nẵng (West bound) Landmark: Gas or LPG station Route End: 19 Hoàng Văn Thái, Hoà Minh, Liên Chiểu, Đà Nẵng (East bound)

Landmark: Emily Coffee

Best time to ride: 05:00 - 08:00 Morning, 16:00 - 19:00 Afternoon Local tournaments held by local groups (Starts at Đ. Nối Intersection)

• Ba Na KOM/Criterium (March)

• Tour de Danang stage 1 (June)

Pros:

• Well paved and maintained road

• Near the city with less traffic

• Great cycling view

• Hilly course good for amateur training and easy rides

  
  

Cons:

• You will have to pass 2.1km of residential area

• 6 traffic light intersection so ride will be interrupted

• Some crazy motorbike riders at residential so ride with care first 2.1km and last 2.1km.

• As of June 30, 2025, Hai Van - Tuy Loan intersection superhighway flyover under construction 80% so expect 200m of gravel and dust.

5KM

2.1km - You will pass through 2.1km of residential commercial area and 4 traffic lights at intersection of Hoang Minh Thao St, Me Suot St, Da Son St, Tra Na 3 St.

2.9km - Hill #1. Encounter the first and highest hill of the 8 hills in Ba Na with 800m distance and gradients from 3-6%.

From the top of the first hill its rolling down fast 2.5km to potential intersection stop - 6.2km Tuy Loan - Hai Van superhighway intersection

5-10KM

6.2km - You may be stop by traffic light at the Tuy Loan - Hai Van superhighway intersection. Big trailers pass by this intersection so be careful. As of June 30, 2025, Hai Van - Tuy Loan intersection superhighway flyover under construction 80% so expect 200m of gravel and dust.

6.8km - 600m ahead the road will get better and expect another traffic stop. You may be stopped by 6th traffic light at Đ. Nối Intersection.

7.7km - Hill #2 400m 1-3% gradient. 400m Rolling forward to next hill. You will see spectacular view of lake Truoc Duong

8.3km - Hill #3 200m 1-2% gradient. 500m Rolling forward to next hill. Enjoy the view of the mountains.

9.0km - Hill #4 400m 1-3% gradient. 400m Rolling forward to next hill

9.8km - Hill #5 300m 1-2% gradient. 200m rolling forward to next hill series

10-15KM

10.3km - Hill #6 300m 1-2% gradient. 400m rolling to next hill nearby

11.5km - Hill #7 300m 1-4% gradient. Rolling

12.2km - Hill #8 Last hill with 600m 2-5% gradient. Rolling 900m crossing lake bridge and seeing Glamping sites on the sides.

13.3km - You will see small roundabout and Intersection and Container Cafe. Turn left and proceed 750m of false flats 1-2%gradient to the main Ba Na hill sign destination.

14.1km - Congratulations you have arrived at the Roundabout and Ba Na hills Golf sign. Rest and take a photo of your achievement or head back to the road and hills you just passed.