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Yanqing Great Wall hiking photos, August 23
This was a hot hike, and it took a bit longer than we expected. We think the scenery was worth the effort, and appreciated the sparsely populated Yanqing countryside and the early Ming Dynasty Great Wall (as well as a cold beer afterward).
Statistics: 4.5 hours hiking (6 hours in total) over 14.5km (average moving speed 3.2km/hr); start height 999m, finish height 858m, highest point 1334m (by the radar station), total climbing 719m, total descending 844m. Estimated 2303kCal burned.
Altocumulus 'mackerel sky' over the Great Wall.
Path by the old Great Wall.
The wall takes a turn.
Flowers with wall in the background.
Colourful caterpillar.
Hillside trail around a tumbled down tower.
Steep climb up the hill.
Lunch break mid-way.
Still a long way to go!
The wall snaked up and over the hills.
Changyucheng Village reservoir.
Resting in Chengyucheng Village after the hike.
Inside the courtyard after the hike.
The temple and elm tree.
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| Sunday Feb 5 | The Hidden Village |
| Wednesday Feb 8 | Intelligence Valley Midweek |
| 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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