Travel and Hiking

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

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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/2014/gubeikou-great-wall-8/

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Hike past the Ming-era walled barracks at Changyucheng and up a quiet valley on the way to the one of the highest Great Wall towers in Beijing, then follow repaired wall to the rocky path that leads down past the old farm at Huanglouyuan.

We start the hike by walking through Changyucheng Village, which was a Ming Dynasty-era barracks and fortress. As we walk through we’ll see the walls that encircled the village, and the fortress walls inside the village.

Behind the village we’ll do the long, long climb to the High Tower way up on a distant peak. The trail to the top is on a well-formed trail with super views of mountains all around, and if it’s a clear day you’ll easily spot Beijing city through one of the gaps in the hills.

At 1,440m of elevation, the High Tower is one of the highest in Beijing. It’s one of the most prominent, too, and you’ll have views on two sides of Great Wall disappearing into the mountains. Keen eyes might spot the Stone Valley Great Wall far below, which is one of our favourite 'wild' Great Wall hikes.

Cost: ¥390 / ¥350 for members

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/1533/high-tower-and-huanglouyuan/

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Hike the main parts of the repaired Great Wall at Jinshanling, plus the top section of the Gubeikou Great Wall, with a mid-hike detour through the farmland around Hemp Village

We’ll start off by hiking up paved trails and steps to get on to the eastern end of the Great Wall at Jinshanling.

Starting on the east side of Jinshanling makes the hike slightly easier—we’ll be hiking down the steepest sections instead of up. And because the east side is higher than the west, we’ll have excellent views of all the Great Wall we’ll be hiking later in the day. If it’s a clear day, we’ll easily see all the way to Gubeikou.

At Jinshanling’s Taochunkou Tower we’ll leave the wall, walking beside it before turning off to follow dirt tracks through farmland and up a valley to get around the military area.

After a slow climb up that valley we’ll be back up on the Great Wall at Gubeikou’s 24-Eyes Tower.

24-Eyes Tower is the tallest tower on the Panlongshan ‘Coiling Dragon Mountain’ part of the Gubeikou Great Wall, and one of the largest, too.

We’ll take a break at 24-Eyes Tower before following the wall down to Haowang Tower, passing through several more towers, with views of a long line of Great Wall in front of us.

After reaching Haowang Tower we’ll finish the walk by following a paved park trail down to the carpark.

Cost: ¥510 / ¥460 for members

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/2033/jinshanling-great-wall-to-gubeikou-great-wall-3/

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A moderately-difficult loop hike in Beijing’s northwest that follows old roads and tracks through the mountains to pass by Big Tiger Stone and through Yellowstone Gap, with a good climb near the end to check out a short stretch of repaired Great Wall.

The hike

After a short walk from the village square, we’ll be on to a rough gravel road that leads up into the mountains. The road was built in order to access some fields farther up the valley.

The land farther up the valley is rather marginal in terms of farming – there’s not a lot of flat ground in between the steep sides of the valley. The fields are mostly fallow now. We’ll spot a few little shacks and farmhouses on the way up, and in the right season we’ll be able to pick some wild hawthorns.

As we get further into the valley the hills turn into crags and we’ll be in for the main ascent of the hike, working our way up a hillside to cross over at a pass in the mountains. The trail gets steep just before the pass, and it’s quite a taxing climb.

On the other side of the pass the trail will take us down through forest and then out through a mostly-abandoned village. After walking through the village we’ll get on to a concreted road for an easy walk of 30-40 minutes down another valley. We’ll come out to the main road, on the Hebei side of the border.

The last part of the hike will take us up a hillside track to see a short stretch of repaired Great Wall. The hill track is steep in a few places, starting with a walk by apple trees and then heading into forest. (We might actually do this part at the start of the hike.)

Cost: ¥400 / ¥360 for members

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/1715/yellowstone-gap-2/

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This hike is a slightly different way to do the Gubeikou Great Wall, starting with a climb up to the 24-Eyes Tower and finishing with a look at the big North Gate.

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/1919/gubeikou-great-wall-5/

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

Usually when we do an ‘extra’ hike, the extra comes at the end.

On this one we’re adding the extra right at the start, hiking a part of recently repaired (but still rough and tricky) Great Wall on the east side of the Great Wall at Jiankou. Our local guide told us he thinks this extra section is the most beautiful part of the whole Jiankou Great Wall.

It is rough and tricky, though. We’re going to avoid the dangerous big cliffs, but you will need to take care on some steep and tricky ascents and descents, as well as a few narrow sections.

We’ll join the regular Jiankou to Beigou hiking track at Zhenbei Tower. 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!

Cost: ¥460 / ¥415 for members

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/1832/jiankou-to-beigou-village-extra/

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On this hike you’ll see both repaired and unrepaired Great Wall, as well as lakes, mountains, and streams.

The Lakeside Great Wall is a park area that features repaired Great Wall that both rises above and dips down into the Xishuiyu Reservoir.

Out the back of the park area is the Longquanyu Great Wall, where you’ll hike along the last part of unrepaired Great Wall in the area as well as some that has been repaired more recently.

After exploring the unrepaired wall we’ll hike back into the park area and follow the lakeside trail back to the bus. (Optional—buy a ticket for the speedboat instead of walking.)

After the hike we’ll head to a nearby village restaurant for a big hot meal and cold drinks.

Cost: ¥450 / ¥405 for members / ¥240 for kids

See a full description, more photos, and book online at https://www.beijinghikers.com/hike-in-beijing/view/1733/lakeside-great-wall-and-longquanyu-3/

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“The South Taihang trip has always been popular. This time, we upgraded the original 2-day itinerary to 3 days'. Hiking the Cliff Road and Guanhuo Grand Canyon will be in the trip. If you've been to the hike before, the event is still worth looking forward to; if you haven't, this is a great opportunity to explore all the classic routes of the South Taihang.”

Taihang Mountain is divided into three sections, namely the North Taihang, the South Taihang and the West Taihang. Hebei province is the North Taihang; Henan province is called the South Taihang, and the West Taihang is in Shanxi Province. The most beautiful part of Taihang mountain is in the South. We will hike all the classic sections this time.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Mawuzhai- Yixiantian- Qixingtan- Baodu village - Xilian village

Mawuzhai is located in Mawu Mountain；it is an important transfer station. Then we will enter the Baodu Canyon which the road is steep but beautiful. Yixiantian is the passing the road from Mawuzhai to Baodu village. Also Yixiantian is the most dangerous place in the whole Baodu Canyon. There are three cliffs and three times descend of 10 meters. The slope is nearly 80 degrees. Now though the route is protected by a fixed chain, you still could feel chilling.

Xilian village is located in the Jiulian Mountain, also it is no public road to access. The villagers rely on two wire ropes to pull up the village's food and supplies. However, this village relies on the thousand-year-old Xilian Temple to develop tourism and become popular.

Hike information:

Distance: 18km

Ascent: 500m

Time to complete: 7-8 hours

Group breakfast (fast one; after getting off the train)

Lunch: to be prepared by yourself

Group dinner

Accommodation: local family

Day 2: There are two trails we can choose. It denpents hikers status and weather and rest of the time at that day. Shiziling is go and back route. We can devide into two groups, one is keen on the Plan A with some challenges; the others follow Plan B and then have a rest at the place. (It will be an open topic and decided by two leaders.)

Plan A: Xilian village- Xiyagou- Zhanggou- Shiziling (22km)

Plan B: Xilian village- Xiyagou- Zhanggou (12km)

From Xilian village to Xiyagou strating point, we would like to skip cement road by Tu-tu vehicle. From Xiyagou to Zhanggou, we will climb up all the time with rocky route. After that, we will cross a tunnel without light. Shiziling can be an optional plan.

Plan A Hike information:

Distance: 22km

Ascent: 1300m

Time to complete: 8 hours

Plan B Hike information:

Distance: 12km

Ascent: 400m

Time to complete: 5-6 hours

Group breakfast

Lunch: to be prepared by yourself

Group dinner

Accommodation: local family

Day 3: Zhanggou- Cliff Road- Guanhuo Grand Canyon- Baligou tourist place

Cliff Road is a unique and distinctive type of road, carved out of steep cliffs, making it an extraordinary and thrilling route. After more than three years of work, an 8-kilometer winding mountain road was finally completed on the towering cliffs, including a 1,000-meter-long 'S'-shaped tunnel carved into the rock face. The road was opened to traffic on January 10, 2001.

Baligou is also the main scenic spot of South Taihang mountain. The length is 4km and has waterfalls, especially the water curtain cave is designed uniquely.

We come out from the main gate of the scenic spot and return to Xinxiang. Also we will stop at Xinxiang East Station and Xinxiang station respectively. You can choose any train after 18:00. If you are back to Beijing, you can buy a ticket from Xinxiang East station to Beijing West Station after 18.00pm.

Hike information:

Distance: 10km

descent: 800m

Time to complete: 7 hours

Ending time: 16:30

Group breakfast

Lunch: to be prepared by yourself.

Trip information:

Date: October 3rd (Thursday night) - 6th (Sunday)

Tranportation: Train

Train information:

- Departure Date: October 3rd

- Train number: K179 22:04 from Beijing west station to Xinxiang. The arrival time is 05:26am. It is a night sleeping train. (Then we will pick you up at 07:00 am at the train staion.) Drive 2 hours from train staion to the hiking point (Mawuzhai village), it is about 105km.

- Return Date: October 6th

- Train number: You can choose any train after 18:00; We will stop at Xinxiang East Station and Xinxiang station respectively.

The event fee: 1284/person (5-6 people minimum.)

The event fee: 1193/person (7-8people)

The event fee: 1093/person (9-12pelple maximum.)

Includes:

1. Transportation with a driver

2. Our Hiking Leaders

3. Three days outdoor insurance

4. Accommodations listed in the itinerary (the living condition is not as good as Beijing suburb.)

5. Meals listed in the itinerary

6. Tu-tu vehicle fee

7. Baligou entrance fee

Excludes:

- Transportation to and from Xixiang

- Personal expenses

Note:

We will confirm the trip around Sep.15th (we will inform you in the group.)

We will give notice in the group when we are ready to book train tickets.

Pay the full amount by Sep.22nd. Any refund for later cancelation depends on possibilities to still cancel rooms and the seat of vehicle etc.

Join us:

Add mona_zhangli as your wechat, or scan the QR in below. I'll add you into Taihang group.

Haituo Mountain’s summit is 2241m, one of highest mountains around Beijing. Located on the border of Beijing and Hebei Province, it has three peaks, called First, Second and Third Haituo. The major peak is 2,241 meters high. The First Haituo is banned afet being the Winter Olympics venues. The South Ridge of Haituo is located on the southwestern foothills of Haituo Mountain, which has alpine meadow that runs kilometers. It inherits the scenic features of Haituo Mountain, with forests and meadows. Also it has a well-preserved pine forest, which is the best ecological place around Beijing. From here, you can enjoy the views of Haituo Mountain and the Guanting Reservoir.

Hike Information:

l Date: Sep.7th (Saturday)

l Drive time: 2.5 hours each way

【The route type】This route is mainly consists of dust+gravel roads.

【The route description】At the begining, it is the main ascent section and climbing up 500 meters with dirt road. We pass a short distance of rocky road. Then we walk on the alpine meadow. The downhill is dirt path. It is a good practice route for beginners (recommended).

Note: If it's raining on Saturday, we could put off on Sunday.

l Distance: 9.5km

l Time to complete: 5 hours

l Total ascent: 641m

l Total descent: 632m

l Peak: 1842m

l Lowest point: 1201m

l Location: Yanqing

Preparation:

1. Take at least 3-4 bottles 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 is necessary.‍

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

Itinerary:

07.30: Departure from Dongzhimen (line2 exit B)

10.30: Arrive the place, beginning of hike

20.00: Arrive back in Beijing

Activity Fee: 160RMB/person (Further distance)

Activity Price includes:

1. Transportation with a driver

2. Hiking Leaders: Lengzhi, Nuanyang

3. One day outdoor insurance

Payment: 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 or complaint, 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.

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