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Hiking photos - The Highest Tower, Sept. 12 2009
At 1,440m above sea level, the 'Highest Tower' was considerably lower than advertised, and is in competition with the seven towers in the Huangcaoliang area for the title of 'highest tower' in Beijing. The seven towers of Huangcaoliang look to be somewhere in between 1,400m and 1,600m above sea level, and we'll be taking the GPS out there next time we visit to find out for sure.
Setting aside the discrepancy in height, this was still an excellent hike: the trail was easy to follow, and the views were excellent.
Statistics: 4 hours hiking (5.75 hours start to finish) over 14km; start height 880m, highest point 1,440m, lowest point 680m (where we had snacks and drink after the hike). Estimated 1911kCal burned.
The path up to the reservoir at Changyucheng.
Changyucheng Reservoir.
The 'long valley'.
Butterfly on flowers.
The border of Beijing and Hebei Province.
Looking up towards the highest tower.
A view of Guanting Reservoir.
A memorial for soldiers that died fighting the Japanese army.
Highest tower on the ridge.
Clambering up on to the tower.
A view north-east from the top of the tower.
On the way down from the top.
Looking east towards Badaling.
More photos from hikes in the news section; more hikes on the upcoming hikes page.
Pagodas and a stupa (Silver Pagodas hike).
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Hiking photos - Walled Village to Huanghuacheng Great Wall hike, 2011/11/16
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Also in the Resources section
| Saturday Feb 11 | Changyucheng ‘Long Valley City’ day trip |
| Saturday Feb 11 | Zhuangdaokou Great Wall and the Walled Village |
| Sunday Feb 12 | Silver Pagoda Loop |
| Wednesday Feb 15 | Silver Pagodas and Hot Springs hike |
| Saturday Feb 18 | The Rolling Hills and Empty Lanes |
| Saturday Feb 18 | Gubeikou Great Wall Loop |
| Sunday Feb 19 | Cypress Wells Canyon |
| Wednesday Feb 22 | Countryside Stroll: The Rolling Hills |
| Saturday Feb 25 | Yanqing Great Wall and Long Valley City |
| Saturday Feb 25 | Intelligence Valley |
| Sunday Feb 26 | Longquanyu Loop and Great Wall |
| Wednesday Feb 29 | Jinshanling Great Wall |
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