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First hike of 2020! See 12 photos from a hike along the Great Wall at Gubeikou.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2020/01/01

For our last hike of 2019 we headed out to the Huanghuacheng Great Wall to see the last sunset of 2019 from a great spot up on the Great Wall—see 21 photos of Great Wall, snowy scenery, and the sunset.
Read more about Sunset over the Huanghuacheng Great Wall, 2019/12/31

See 19 shots of snow and steep Great Wall from a hike at Longquanyu.
Read more about Longquanyu Great Wall to the Little West Lake, 2019/12/28

See 10 shots of the snowy and icy scenery in Shuiquan Canyon.
Read more about Shuiquan Canyon, 2019/12/28

For this year's Christmas hike we did the hike from Hemp Village over to the Gubeikou Great Wall—super nice with fresh snow on the ground.
Read more about Great Wall Christmas at Gubeikou, 2019/12/25

See 16 photos from a winter hike at the Gubeikou Great Wall, with fresh snow on the hills and Great Wall.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2019/12/22

See 14 photos from an easy stroll through the snowy countryside. on our old Auspicious Village hike.
Read more about Auspicious Village hike, 2019/12/21

The Silver Pagoda Loop hike is in an area that is typically very quiet and empty, and we were the first to blaze a trail through the new snow for much of this walk—see 23 photos.
Read more about Silver Pagoda Loop, 2019/12/01

With snow on the ground, this hike was slippery … but fun! See fifteen photos.
Read more about Stone Valley Great Wall Loop, 2019/12/01

See 23 photos from a hike on the snow-covered Great Wall at Gubeikou.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2019/11/30

This hike on the Great Wall at Longquanyu took us by trees and hills showing the last of the autumn colours—see 18 photos featuring Great Wall, long views, and the Little West Lake reservoir.
Read more about Longquanyu Great Wall to the Little West Lake, 2019/11/10

A lovely day in a mountain village, despite the rain—see 22 photos from the lanes and courtyards of the village, and the autumn colours in the surrounding hills.
Read more about Cuandixia Village day trip, 2019/11/03

Lovely autumn colours and mild temperatures—see 12 photos from a hike at the Gubeikou Great Wall.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2019/10/31

We crossed sections of repaired and uprepaired Great Wall on the way to the Little West Lake, a resort area with Great Wall and a reservoir—see 16 photos from the hike.
Read more about Longquanyu Great Wall to the Little West Lake, 2019/10/30

We always make sure to schedule this hike in autumn because the colours in the hills here are so pretty—click through to see 22 photos from a walk through the rolling hills of Miyun County.
Read more about Rolling Hills and Empty Lanes, 2019/10/27

See twelve photos from a sunny autumn day on the Great Wall Spur hike.
Read more about Great Wall Spur, 2019/10/23

The Great Flood hike takes us up one canyon, up and over a pass in the mountain, and then down and out a different canyon to finish—see 30 photos from the hike, including autumn colours, big boulders, and some damage from the summer floods.
Read more about Great Flood hike, 2019/10/20

We saw the start of this year's autumn colours on this hike at the Stone Valley Great Wall—see 15 photos.
Read more about Stone Valley Great Wall Loop, 2019/10/17

See 11 photos from a hike from Jiankou over to the Mutianyu Great Wall—clear air, blue skies, green hills, and lots of Great Wall in view.
Read more about Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall, 2019/10/07