"Surisan" Hike

We have been wanting to hike the Surisan mountains for a while now. The last time we attempted we ended up hiking some other random hills/mountains. That was still a good hike and so was the one we just did. We were told we could hike Surisan from a different subway station, so that's what we tried to do. Once we got off the subway and got out on the street, we could see the huge mountain! To actually find a way to hike the mountain we had to first make a short (10-15 min.) trek up a 12 lane road to cross over. Once that was accomplished we started our hike on what seemed like a path that was purposefully made. Well that path didn't last long, and we began to just climb using a path that went up. :) Man oh man this was tough! We found quite a few "rest areas" to stop at and admire the view. It was so amazing! Right before we made it to the top we almost, literally, ran into a gigantic spider's web! The picture doesn't do justice, but to give you an idea his butt alone was the size of a quarter. I'm not even exaggerating!! It was the largest spider we have ever seen (besides tarantulas)!! When we made it to the top the view was a little strange because here we were, standing on a mountain covered in vegetation and when we looked out our panoramic view was of city buildings backed by more majestic mountains. Unfortunately, we didn't have much time to admire it all because the sun was on its way to begin setting. We didn't actually start hiking until probably around 6 or 6:30 p.m. We finally made it to the top about 8ish and had to quickly begin our descent so we wouldn't be stuck on the mountain when it was dark. Unfortunately, we didn't make out before dark. For about 10 minutes (but actually felt like an eternity), we had to hike in almost complete darkness. We had hoped to come out in a different location than where we started so we could be closer to the subway station, but it turned out that the completely different path we took down brought us out at the exact same spot we entered. It's almost as if we just did a big loop up a mountain side. Weird. We made it safely with no cuts, bruises, sores, or sunburns; just thirsty and dripping with sweat. So, whether we hiked the real Surisan mountains or not, it was a fantastic hike in itself.