Gubeikou to Wild Jinshanling & Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall Camping (2days) - Small Group With Max of 12 Pax

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Embark on a fantastic 22 km Great Wall hike from the picturesque Wild Gubeikou Great Wall to the Wild Jinshanling Great wall. From our super scenic camping spot we can watch the sun set and rise over the Jinshanling Great wall, the Gubeikou Great Wall and see all the way to Simatai Great Wall.

Day 2 we follow the famous Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall trail where we can see the Jiankou Great Wall built on cliffs and the restored Mutianyu Great Wall.

Hiking Distance: 22km

Hiking Duration: 2 days

Hike level : 3

Departure time: 9:30 am

Back in Beijing: 7:00 pm

Price: 1800RMB (1620 RMB for kids 7-17, 1440 RMB for membership, 900 RMB for kids younger than 7)

Day 1: Gubeikou to Wild Jinshanling Great Wall Hiking and Camping (12 km, 5 hours hiking)

From our meeting point (Lama Temple Subway exit B), we drive for about two hours to our local friends that run a small homestay surrounded by the Gubeikou Great Wall. With a view on the Crouching Tiger Great Wall we enjoy a truly delicious organic meal. After lunch our adventure starts.

It takes us only 15 minute hiking up the hill behind the farmhouse before we get our first glimpse of the Gubeikou Great Wall. A few more turns on a little bush trail and we are on top of the Great Wall. We hike from tower to tower and take breaks inside or on top of the watch towers. The rooftop breaks a great chance to take some awesome pictures of this 1400 years old section of the Ming Great Wall.

Three hours later we arrive at the second highlight of today’s trail, the Gubeikou General Tower. From this 2 story high tower you can see the entire “Gubeikou- Jinshanling-Simatai Great Wall ” . On a clear day we can even see the Fairy Tower, the highest tower of the Simatai Great Wall.

Here we side track a bit from the Wall to get around the restricted military section of the wild Gubeikou and Jinshanling Great Wall. It’s a really beautiful trail that meanders through farm fields and over the hill ridges next to the Wild Jinshanling Great Wall.

Just when you think “we are in the middle of nowhere’ a small farmhouse appears. The farmers have been living there for 3 generations and will prepare us an excellent dinner. After dinner we pick up our backpacks with camping gear and hike up the hill for 20 minutes till we reach our camping spot. The view from this camping spot is just magic, having a view over the whole Gubeikou, Jinshanling and Simatai Great Wall. Time to pop a beer.

Day 2: Magic sunrise over Jinshanling and Gubeikou Great Wall and hike Jiankou to Mutianyu

We get up early today to watch a fantastic sunrise over the Jinshanling and Gubeikou Great Wall. This is the moment to take the best picture of your China trip. If you pitched your tent in the right spot you can just watch the sunrise from the comfort of your tent. We pack our tents and head down to the farmhouse for breakfast. A short hike out of the valley brings us back to the main road where our driver will be waiting to drive us to the start of the Jiankou to Mutianyu Trail.

Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall Hike

.After lunch at a local farmhouse with view on the Great Wall we start hiking a steep dirt trail that leads to the Great Wall. It is a 500-meter ascent that takes us about 1 hour. Our efforts are rewarded when we stand on top of the Zhengbeilou Watchtower (991m) where some of the most spectacular pictures have been taken.

We walk east on the Wall to the highest point of Jiankou (1029 meters), allowing you to see the entire Mutianyu Great Wall plus most part of Jiankou as well. It’s a very enjoyable walk on top of the well preserved Great Wall where we pass the famous “Bull’s Horn section”.

After a good hour hiking on top of the Jiankou Great Wall, a tree full of prayer flags announces the start of the Mutianyu Great Wall. Here the Great Wall is restored. A short hike on the Mutianyu Great Wall leads us past 4 guard towers before we take start our 1 hour downhill hike through the valley. The trail ends at a picturesque village where our driver will be waiting for us. By 7 pm we should be back at our meeting point in Beijing.