Hillwalking

Hike up into the low hills above Tiger Valley and then through woods up and over a ridge, finishing by walking out a valley and then along village roads to visit Zhao Tomb.
Bookings and more info for Tiger Valley to Zhaoling Tomb

A moderately-difficult loop hike in Beijing’s northeast that follows old roads and tracks through the mountains to pass by Big Tiger Stone and through Yellowstone Gap, with a good climb near the end to check out a short stretch of repaired Great Wall.
Bookings and more info for Yellowstone Gap

Moderately difficult hill walking in the mountains north of the Ming Tombs.
Bookings and more info for Longevity Village to Yongling Tomb and the Sacred Way

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 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 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

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

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

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 hike