Hike in Beijing

Walk from Gubeikou to Jinshanling, following stretches of restored and unrestored Great Wall and taking a detour through the pretty farmland that surrounds Hemp Village, finishing all the way over at the Jinshanling Great Wall.
Bookings and more info for Gubeikou to Jinshanling Great Wall

Hike past the Ming-era walled barracks at Changyucheng and up a quiet valley on the way to the one of the highest Great Wall towers in Beijing. We’ll return via a different valley to Changyucheng village to take a look at the temple and check out the walls and arches of an old Ming Dynasty-era military barracks.
Bookings and more info for Changyucheng Walled Village and the High Tower

A moderately difficult hike that follows a line of wild wall up to a tall tower with 360° views of mountains, valleys, small villages, and a long line of wall heading high into the hills. Some sections extremely tricky underfoot.
Bookings and more info for Chenjiapu Great Wall

A hike around the hills on the border of Miyun and Hebei’s Xinglong County, featuring a look at what’s known as ‘the V-shaped Great Wall’.
Bookings and more info for Qiangzilu ‘Bricks in the Wall’ hike

Follow a trail through the Changping countryside, passing villages, quarries, and a local shrine on the way to the Silver Pagodas, a set of five well-preserved 600-year-old pagodas that are all that remains of a big Buddhist temple. Includes a post-hike lunch at a countryside restaurant.
Bookings and more info for Silver Pagoda Loop

A looping walk over tricky terrain and rough Great Wall on the west side of Jiankou, peaking at the impressive Nine-Eyes Tower.
Bookings and more info for Nine-Eyes Tower and the Jiankou ‘Big West’ Great Wall

Hike up and explore the Great Wall around Zhengbei Tower, including the ‘Little Potala’ Tower and the steep ‘Ox-Horn’ section. We’ll time it to arrive back at Zhengbei Tower before sundown, and then hike down to the end before it gets too dark to see the trail.
Bookings and more info for Jiankou Zhengbei Tower Great Wall Loop sundown hike

Walk from Gubeikou to Jinshanling, following stretches of restored and unrestored Great Wall and taking a detour through the pretty farmland that surrounds Hemp Village, finishing all the way over at the Jinshanling Great Wall.
Bookings and more info for Gubeikou to Jinshanling Great Wall

A variation of our Vulture Rock Ridge Loop hike, finishing on the Beijing side of the hills instead of completing the loop. Great views and hill climbing exercise, finishing with a hike down of one of the main pilgrim’s trails in Beijing’s West Mountains.
Bookings and more info for Vulture Rock Ridge and the old Pilgrim’s Trail

The backwards version of our Chinese Knot hike—start by climbing up from Jiankou to ‘the Knot’, then down the back and over to the Great Wall Spur. Short but steep, with one tricky off-wall detour.
Bookings and more info for Great Wall: Chinese Knot to Xiangshuihu

A moderately difficult hike that follows a line of wild wall up to a tall tower with 360° views of mountains, valleys, small villages, and a long line of wall heading high into the hills. Some sections extremely tricky underfoot.
Bookings and more info for Chenjiapu Great Wall

Explore the Panlongshan section of the the Gubeikou Great Wall, starting with a climb up to the 24-Eyes Tower, finishing by the big North Gate, and hiking all the wall in between. Includes a post-hike lunch at a countryside restaurant.
Bookings and more info for Gubeikou Great Wall

A long but not difficult ramble along country trails and lanes through pine forests, cornfields, orchards, villages, and farmland in Miyun District.
Bookings and more info for Rolling Hills and Empty Lanes

Hike up and over repaired Great Wall and cross the glass bridge in the Lakeside Great Wall Scenic Area, and then hike out the back of the park area to find quieter trails and unrepaired Great Wall at Longquanyu.
Bookings and more info for Lakeside Great Wall and Longquanyu

Walk from Gubeikou to Jinshanling, following stretches of restored and unrestored Great Wall and taking a detour through the pretty farmland that surrounds Hemp Village, finishing all the way over at the Jinshanling Great Wall.
Bookings and more info for Gubeikou to Jinshanling Great Wall

An easy walk in an area of forested hills, hiking by streams, visiting forest campsites, and squeezing through a cleft in the middle of an enormous boulder that’s called ‘One Ribbon of Sky’.
Bookings and more info for Lianhuatan Little Loop

A moderately difficult hike that follows a line of wild wall up to a tall tower with 360° views of mountains, valleys, small villages, and a long line of wall heading high into the hills. Some sections extremely tricky underfoot.
Bookings and more info for Chenjiapu Great Wall

An A-to-B hike in the Xiangshan and Xishan area that follows forest paths, fire-break roads, and park trails around and over hills and tops. Great for autumn colours!
Bookings and more info for West Hills Red Leaves Route

Hike up and explore the Great Wall around Zhengbei Tower, including the ‘Little Potala’ Tower and the steep ‘Ox-Horn’ section.
Bookings and more info for Jiankou Zhengbei Tower Great Wall