Shuiquan Canyon | Looking down on a pool in the canyon — Autumn colours in the hills above the canyon.

Earth Day Clean Up: Shuiquan Canyon

The bouldery scenery and streams of Shuiquan Canyon have been somewhat spoiled by a buildup of trash and litter. Help us clean up!

Level 3

3–4 hours of hiking over approx. 10km. (Can I do it?)

This hike is not currently scheduled

Join the clean up for Earth Day, and do your part to keep Shuiquan Canyon clean and green.

No pizza—the Jiankou Great Wall is shut down for the One Belt One Road Forum, which means we can’t hit up the Gung Ho! Hut for pizza after the clean up. We’ll provide snacks and drinks instead, and we’ve rescheduled the Jiankou Clean Up and Pizza to Sunday, May 19.

Hike info

Hike hill trails and valley paths to on the way to Shuiquan Canyon, a bouldery valley in the Longquanyu area. The route through the canyon takes us around and over several large pools as we walk below cliffs and over rickety bridges, hiking over and around boulders on the way to the end. The hike is of moderate difficulty, with some balance required to cross stepping stones.

Clean up plan

Walk down a long road through villages to get to the trail that leads to the canyon.
Hike hill trails through fields and then down into the canyon
Hike up and out the canyon, keeping an eye out for things to pick up.
Carry out all the bags we’ll fill with rubbish
Reward yourself for the hard work with snacks and drinks after the hike, with us picking up the tab

As well as clearing trash out of the canyon, we’ll be setting an example for other hikers we see on the trail.

Trash we’ll be collecting

Any plastic
Any metal without sharp edges
Cigarette butts
Orange peels (Even though they come from fruit, these peels do not break down quickly!)
Whatever you feel comfortable removing that was left by someone else