Travel and Hiking

A moderately difficult hike that follows a line of wild wall up to a tall tower with 360° views of mountains, valleys, small villages, and a long line of wall heading high into the hills. Some sections extremely tricky underfoot.

We start the hike not far past Chenjiapu Village, taking a short walk up a concrete road before turning off on to a dirt track that leads up a valley towards the Great Wall.

The valley is narrow to begin with, and slowly opens up to give views of Great Wall and towers on a high ridgeline.

At the top of the valley we’ll find the Great Wall, with two mostly-intact towers sited to guard a pass at a dip in the mountains.

We’ll be headed north from the dip, following a rough line of ‘wild’ Great Wall through the two towers and up to the local “General’s Tower”.

We’ll continue down the wall, taking a few detours around broken sections, and hike along the flatter section of wall above Chenjiapu Village.

The hike takes us by a few more towers on the way, and there’s at least one tricky section where we might find it easier to hike beside the Great Wall instead of on top of it.

Before the wall gets way too steep to walk on we’ll turn off on to a hill trail, and follow it down to the village road to end the hike.

Bring your passport/ID in case we get checked at the border crossing on the way home.

Cost: ¥420 / ¥380 for members

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/1920/chenjiapu-great-wall-4/

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Let's get away from the city ioise.and dynamic to the peaceful, healing place in the mountains.

For more info, please see the poster. 

"For our Sunday hikes, we have carefully selected special and classic Great Wall routes based on different seasons. We will organize small groups with limited seats. So your hiking experience becomes more unique and we can go to places that are normally not accessible for bigger groups. The event will repeat 2-3 times. If you miss one, then you can join the next round. If you are a Great Wall enthusiast: this new serie of offers is for you! Please note that we have to adopt our regular pricing for these special hikes - find the details below."

Jiankou loop line is a classic hiking route and there are two different directions. We will go to the west section. You don't need to climb too difficult section, but you still will be rewarded with fantastic scenery. We start climbing slowly mountain dirt trail till the wall. Then there is 20 meters going down the hill. That is the only short section that you need to help by hands. After that, going throught a small forest to go up the wall again. Then the rest of the route is quite easy. Meanwhile you could enjoy beautiful view.

After the hike, Jiuwan accommodation will offer us some drinks. We will have a short break there and then go back Beijing.

Hike Information:

l Date: May 26th, June 2nd (all is on Sundays)

l Drive time: 2 hours each way (depending traffic)

l Maximum: 12 people

【The route type】Mountain route + Wall restored road

【The route description】At the beginning, we are walking in the forest. That section is dirt route and climbing up slowly in the forest till reached the wall. Then walking a short distance, we will go down a bit to reach the restore section. Here is a deep slope about 20 meters but short distance. The rest of route we are walking on the wall till going down the village. (Reference level 1+)

l Distance: 7km

l Time to complete: 4-5hours

l Total ascent: 410m

l Total descent: 406m

l Peak: 942m

l Lowest point: 610m

Notice:

1. Take at least 3 bottles of water

2. Bring some lunch, and some snacks.

3. Hiking boots are recommended.

4. More details will be posted in the group one day before hiking.

Itinerary:

07.30: Departure from Dongzhimen (line2 exit B)

09.30: Arrive the mountain, beginning of hike.

14.30: Ending the hike.

Activity Fee:

Group of 8-9: 240RMB/person

Group of 10: 210RMB/person

Group of 11: 190RMB/person

Group of 12: 180RMB/person

Activity Price includes:

1. Transportation with a driver

2. Hiking Leader: Shannan

3. One day outdoor insurance

4. Entrance fee / Liaise with villagers

5. Refreshment surprise at the end of the hike

6. Payment: After hiking, you can transfer to Mona.

Please note:

- Do not participate if you are sick or showing symptoms of ever or couching.

- Customer service: Mona (wechat id: mona_zhangli) If you have any suggestions orcomplaint, please feel free to leave messages.

- Photos will be used in the social media platform. If you don't want to show in the picture, let us know.

Cancellation:

1. You can cancel anytime till the deadline on Friday 23:00PM. As we have to fix capacties for the bus and the guides. After deadline, we will have charge you 80% activity fee. Or you find another person not yet registered to join the hike. If your cancellation is on Sunday morning, please pay 100% activity fee. We repect your choice. When you register for this activity, you accept this cancelation policy.

2. Bad weather plan:We will message you 1-2 days before the hike to let you know about the weather condition. If there is a thunderstorm, heavy rain or strong winds it will be dangerous to do the hike in the high mountains. So we will cancel it or change the dates.

Join us:

Add mona_zhangli as your wechat, or scan theQR in below. I'll add you into HikersFamily hiking group.

Hike at alpine meadows. Last Saturday, we organized the trip and got great feedbacks. So we decide to organize one more time.

Laolongwo is located on the border of Fangshan and Mentoutgou District. The altitude is 1649. It’s a famous hiking route in Beijing. Also it’s an open area and alpine meadows. Now the color is getting green, with a bit yellow. You won’t miss it!

Hike Information:

l Date: June 1st (Saturday)

l Location: the junction of Fangshan and Mentougou

l Drive time: 2 hours each way

【The route type】All is mountain route

【The route description】There are two kinds of route. One section is crossing the forst, the other one is alpine meadows. Before reaching alpine meadows, there is a slope climbing up. Then, we are walking along with mountain ridge. After going down from the mountain, we go through the village. Our vehicle is at parking lot. The hike requires good inclines with some further distance. It is better you have long pants and a long sleeves shirt. There are few hundred meters dense forest. (Reference level 1.5)

l Distance: 10km

l Time to complete: 6hours

l Total ascent: 696m

l Total descent: 870m

l Peak: 1514m

l Lowest point: 700m

Notice:

1. Take at least 3-4bottles of water.

(Remember to drink and eat constantly on the trail, if you have to drink because you are thirsty you are not drinking often enough, if you need to eat because you feel weak you haven't been eating enough.)

2. Bring some lunch, and some snacks.

3. Hiking boots are recommended.

4. More details will be posted in the group before hiking.

Itinerary:

07:30: Departure from Dongzhimen (line2 exit B) Pleaseon time.

09:30: Arrive at wang temple, beginning of the hike

16:30: Ending of the hike

Activity Fee: 150RMB/person

Activity Price includes:

1. Transportation with a driver

2. Hiking Leaders: Nuanyang,TBD

3. One day outdoor insurance

4. After the hike, you can transfer the fee to Mona by Wechat or Alipay.

Please note:

- Do not participate if you are sick or showing symptoms of ever or couching.

- Customer service: Mona (wechat id: mona_zhangli) If you have any suggestions orcomplaint, please feel free to leave messages.

- Photos will be used in the social media platform. If you don't want to show in the picture, let us know.

Cancellation:

1. You can cancel anytime till the deadline on Friday 18:00PM. As we have to fix capacties for the bus and the guides. After deadline, we will have charge you 80% activity fee. Or you find another person not yet registered to join the hike. If your cancellation is on Saturday morning, please pay 100% activity fee. We repect your choice. When you register for this activity, you accept this cancelation policy.

2. Bad weather plan:We will message you 1-2 days before the hike to let you know about theweather condition. If there is a thunderstorm, heavy rain or strongwinds it will be dangerous to do the hike in the high mountains. Sowe will cancel it or change the dates.

Join us:

Add me as your wechat: mona_zhangli, or scan theQR in below. I'll add you into our hiking group.

Wednesday the 29th at 8:00 AM we are gathering at Gucheng subway station and then hike all the way to Baiwang Shan through the hills in about 6 to 8 hours time. It's a beautiful hike where you have entire Beijning going by on your right side but where you can also be truly in nature and see the most peaceful and authentic parts bordering the city. We will hike over many a hill top, see all the major parks in the west, including the summer palace from above and make our way to the maze of paths that constitutes Baiwang Shan park.

Your guide is from Switzerland, has received several higher educations, is topfit and hopes to share these most beautiful places he got to know in the five years that he stayed in China. Languages spoken: English, Dutch, German, Chinese and a little French.

So far 3 people have comitted to joining but I hope to make this a large international event. So, please join and I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!

Message to weChat svv3535 if you want to participate

Explore the Panlongshan section of the the Gubeikou Great Wall, starting with a climb up to the 24-Eyes Tower, finishing with a look at some of the Great Wall towers on the west side of the big North Gate, and hiking all the wall in between.

24-Eyes Tower is the highest tower on the Panlongshan ‘Coiling Dragon Mountain’ part of the Great Wall, and was one of the largest, too. The name ’24-Eyes’ came from the number of windows—six on each of the tower’s four sides. The tower only has two sides now due to damage over the years, including explosions and gunfire during a 1930s battle between Chinese and Japanese armies.

From 24-Eyes Tower we’ll hike down the Great Wall, heading for Gubeikou’s North Gate. We’ll be on the wall most of the way there, passing through Haowang Tower and the General’s Tower along the way.

Just after the General’s Tower we’ll take a detour off the wall to head for the North Gate, hiking hill trails to get back to the wall that encircled Gubeikou Village, and then along the wall to the North Gate, an arched gate in the wall.

Includes a post-hike lunch at a countryside restaurant.

Cost: ¥470 / ¥420 for members / ¥240 for kids

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/1923/gubeikou-great-wall-6/

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Hike down to the White River and head downstream on trails, gravel tracks, and dirt roads by the riverside, passing below tall cliffs.

Good for kids age 7 and up. This hike is too long for younger kids to walk the whole way by themselves.

This is the same White River hike that we do in summer and winter, but for the Kids Club version we’re going to take it slow, with several extended stops for paddling and finding frogs, plus plenty of time to pick out a nice stick or two. We might end up coming home quite late.

You'll see the running river, leafy green trees by the riverside, impressive tall and steep cliffs made from massive slabs of rock and boulders, and hopefully the local family of herons that nest high up in the cliffs.

It’s possible to hike all the way down without crossing, but it’s also fun to get your feet wet on a few of the crossings—up to you!

Cost: ¥400 / ¥360 members / ¥220 for kids

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/1906/along-the-white-river-6/

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For more updates on hikes and trips follow our WeChat account BeijingHikers北京爱山 and keep an eye on www.beijinghikers.com

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Hike on hill trails and Great Wall between Jiankou and Beigou Village, getting a look at Great Wall between Jiankou and Mutianyu and finishing with a scenic walk down into Beigou Village.

We'll start off the hike by following a zigzag hillside trail that rises quickly to a Great Wall tower that is almost 1,000 metres above sea level. From the tower we can see the Jiankou basin, as well as the many other sections of Great Wall in the area.

From there we'll head east, following the wall towards Mutianyu. We'll end up at the northwestern end of the Mutianyu Great Wall and we’ll follow the wall down towards the main park area. On previous visits here we’ve heard the din of all the visitors to Mutianyu off in the distance—surprisingly loud!

We’re going to avoid all that and hike a paved trail down the hillside to Beigou Village, passing through tidy chestnut orchards on our way down to the village square.

Cost: ¥460 / ¥415 for members

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/1922/jiankou-great-wall-to-beigou-village-7/

Beijing Hikers—fun and friendly hikes and trips around Beijing and greater China, since 2001.

For more updates on hikes and trips follow our WeChat account BeijingHikers北京爱山 and keep an eye on www.beijinghikers.com

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Follow the Great Wall up to a tablet that marks the junction of Beijing, Hebei, and Tianjin’s borders, and then visit valley villages on the way to the end of the hike.

We’ll hike up to the tablet from Red Stone Gate Village, and then down the wall to finish.

The wall here is mostly repaired, and unfortunately it was one of those cover-it-mostly-in-concrete repair jobs. Even though the other Great Wall in the area is mostly just piles of rocks, we’re not sure that the repair work was an improvement. It’s easy to walk on, though!

Cost: ¥390 / ¥350 for members

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/1722/on-the-border-lines-hike/

Beijing Hikers—fun and friendly hikes and trips around Beijing and greater China, since 2001.

For more updates on hikes and trips follow our WeChat account BeijingHikers北京爱山 and keep an eye on www.beijinghikers.com

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Explore the Panlongshan section of the the Gubeikou Great Wall, starting with a climb up to the 24-Eyes Tower, finishing with a look at some of the Great Wall towers on the west side of the big North Gate, and hiking all the wall in between.

24-Eyes Tower is the highest tower on the Panlongshan ‘Coiling Dragon Mountain’ part of the Great Wall, and was one of the largest, too. The name ’24-Eyes’ came from the number of windows—six on each of the tower’s four sides. The tower only has two sides now due to damage over the years, including explosions and gunfire during a 1930s battle between Chinese and Japanese armies.

From 24-Eyes Tower we’ll hike down the Great Wall, heading for Gubeikou’s North Gate. We’ll be on the wall most of the way there, passing through Haowang Tower and the General’s Tower along the way.

Just after the General’s Tower we’ll take a detour off the wall to head for the North Gate, hiking hill trails to get back to the wall that encircled Gubeikou Village, and then along the wall to the North Gate, an arched gate in the wall.

Includes a post-hike lunch at a countryside restaurant.

Cost: ¥470 / ¥420 for members / ¥240 for kids

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/1924/gubeikou-great-wall-7/

Beijing Hikers—fun and friendly hikes and trips around Beijing and greater China, since 2001.

For more updates on hikes and trips follow our WeChat account BeijingHikers北京爱山 and keep an eye on www.beijinghikers.com

https://www.beijinghikers.com / info@beijinghikers.com