This week's hikes

Short descriptions of this week's hikes are listed below, and our full hiking schedule is on the upcoming hikes page. If the new site seems a bit confusing, please read a description of the changes on this page.
Wednesday May 14th, 2008
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Auspicious Village mid-week

For this hike we will head out to Huairou County for a countryside walk through farmland, hills, and valleys. Along the way we will pass three different villages – a good opportunity to compare the big-city lifestyle in Beijing to that of the inhabitants of small villages that are practically hidden from the outside world. After the hike we’ll get a late lunch at a local restaurant. (The cost of food and drinks is included in the price of the hike.)

Auspicious Village mid-week - Basic hike information
Cost: 300RMB per person; Meet at Lido Starbucks at 8:30am; 1.5 hours travel each way; 3 hours of hiking; return approx. 4:30pm
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Hike Difficulty level

Level 3

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Saturday May 17th, 2008
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A Long Way To Pray For Rain

Deep in the Miyun countryside, we’ll follow a trail from Dragon Spring Valley up through a ruined village, over the mountains and down past another remote village, finally arriving at a popular tourist destination called Bai Long Tan. Back in the 80s a group of villagers made a barefoot mission along the same path with the aim of earning a heaven-sent drought-breaking rainfall. We talked to the group leader – he said it worked! We recommend hiking boots for those planning to join us.

A Long Way To Pray For Rain - Basic hike information
Cost: 250RMB per person; Meet at Lido Starbucks at 8:30am; 2 hours each way; 4 hours of hiking; return approx. 5:30pm
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Hike Difficulty level

Level 4

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Sunday May 18th, 2008
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Vulture Rock Park to Miaofeng Temple

On this hike we’ll follow the paved Vulture Rock Park trail as it winds up through a pine forest towards Miaofeng Mountain. As we reach the end of the park trail we’ll head for a plateau where we’ll stop to have lunch and enjoy the view. From there we’ll follow the ridgeline, passing through beautiful high mountain scenery on the way down to the village at the foot of Miaofeng Shan.

Vulture Rock Park to Miaofeng Temple - Basic hike information
Cost: 250RMB per person; Meet at Lido Starbucks at 8:30am; 1.5 hours each way; 4-5 hours; return approx. 5:30pm
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Hike Difficulty level

Level 4+

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News and updates

May Hiking Schedule

Most of the May hikes are now on the upcoming hikes page - the rest will be added in the next day or so.

Discounts for Club Members

Become a member of the Beijing Hikers club and get a 10% discount on regular hikes as well as overnight hikes.
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April hiking schedule

Most of the hikes we will be doing in April have been added, with the rest to come over the next few days. Have a look at the schedule on the upcoming hikes page.

We've been talking about it for a long time, and now we've done it - a new website design. It's mostly the same, but bigger, and hopefully better! Some of the content has been moved around, and the main links now go across the top. It might be a bit confusing, but if you read our description of the way it works now things should become clearer.
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Changes in the Cost of Hiking

Increases in expenses have forced us to change the way we price our hikes. We're introducing a new pricing schedule, and are working on a discount/membership deal - please click through to read more about it.
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