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Book: Hiking around Beijing

The second edition of Hiking Around Beijing has now been published, and is available for purchase!

We're still working on getting a good supply from the Foreign Language Press, but we have a limited supply available right now!

The book retails for 78 RMB, and, by arrangement with the original authors, half of the proceeds are going to the Hope Foundation.

From the introduction
This book is an updated version of a pioneering work titled, Hiking Around Beijing, which was published in 2003 and contains the Beijing Hikers' most popular hikes. The book was inspired by four friends. Realizing that there was a wonderful world of rugged mountains and valleys, waterfalls and temples with an hour or so's drive of the Chinese capital, they set out to explore.

The mountainous and scenic areas which surround Beijing form a rough L-shape, running from northeast to southwest. All the hikes in this book are located within Beijing Municipality, and therefore accessible in one day. There is ample scope for exploring, and we hope that this book can help more people get out and discover Beijing's countryside, add to the number of hikes and help keep those invaluable trails clear for others to enjoy.

How can you get your copy?
Come by the office during working hours and pick one up. (Let us know before you come so we can make sure we have a copy for you.)
Come out on a hike, or meet us before a hike, and buy a copy. (See above: let us know in advance.)
Send 78 RMB plus postage to our bank, and we'll send a copy by courier or post.
Email us at to figure out some other arrangement.

Rumour has it that The Bookworm will be stocking the book, if you're around that way, and copies should eventually be available from major bookstores throughout Beijing. We haven't been able to get exact details about this from the publisher.

Hikes in the new book
Silver Mountain Pagodas Loop
Lily Village to Flower Wood
The Secret Valley
Yaozi Yu Walled Village
The Mines and The Pines
The Two Valleys
Nine Eyes Tower
Jiankou to Mutianyu
Spring Valley Loop
The Great Wall Spur
Intelligence Valley
Dajue Temple to Jian'gou Cun
Jiufengshan to Jian'gou Cun
Che'erying Cun to Jian'gou Cun
The Ming Village Deserted Village Walk
Huangcaoliang and Longmen Gorge
Longmen Gorge
Ancient Hoofprints Hike
The Great Flood Hike
Gubeikou, Jinshanling, Simatai
The Round Tower
The Rolling Hills
Yajishan Circuit
Tang Dynasty Cave Dwellings
Big Camp Plate

Contact us at with any enquiries.

More about the book
The first edition Hiking Around Beijing was written by Seema Bennett, Nicky Mason and Beijing Hikers founder Huilin Pinnegar. It contained useful information for hiking, and maps and descriptions for twenty hikes in the north, north-west, and north-east parts of the Beijing municipality. The 2010 edition contains revised descriptions, driving directions, and maps, and was produced by the Foreign Languages Press. Beijing Hikers helped with the revisions, and contributed several new hiking trails.

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