We headed out to Changyucheng Village for this outing, walking up to the reservoir for a picnic before a longer hike in the hills for those who were up for it—see 25 photos from the village, the reservoir, and the hike.
Read more about Kids Club: Changyucheng Village, 2019/08/25

See 26 photos from a hike up to Yinmeng Temple and then over the mountains down to Sujia River—see shots of the temple, plus mountains and the grassy and green riverside scenery.
Read more about Yinmeng Temple and Sujia River, 2018/08/24

See 13 shots from a hike on the 'wild' Great Wall above Stone Valley Village.
Read more about Stone Valley Great Wall Loop, 2019/08/18

See 34 photos from a tough hike from Jiankou over to the Mutianyu Great Wall—perfect weather, awesome photos.
Read more about Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall, 2019/08/17

Fourteen photos from a walk at the Gubeikou Great Wall—beautiful blue skies, green hills, and long views of pretty Great Wall.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2019/08/17

Thirteen photos from a hike at Huanghuacheng, starting at the Walled Village and finishing on the Great Wall above the Huanghuacheng Reservoir.
Read more about Walled Village to Huanghuacheng Great Wall, 2019/08/14

We hiked into Hemp Village and followed trails up to the Jinshanling Great Wall, crossing all the way over to the east side—see 15 photos from a rainy and misty day on the Great Wall.
Read more about Hemp Village to Jinshanling Great Wall, 2019/08/10

Twenty-four photos from a weekend trip to the clean and cool Bashang Grasslands.
Read more about Bashang Grasslands, August 2019

It was hot, humid, and misty for this walk out at the Gubeikou Great Wall—see 14 photos.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2019/08/07

See 12 photos from a Great Wall hike out in Yanqing District, following part of what we call the Switchback Great Wall.
Read more about Middle Route of Switchback Great Wall, 2019/08/01

Recent rain made for a misty and humid hike on the Great Wall at Stone Valley—see 9 photos of the Great Wall and green hills.
Read more about Stone Valley Great Wall Loop, 2019/07/28

See 18 photos from a hot hike on the steep Great Wall at Huanghuacheng.
Read more about Huanghuacheng Great Wall to the Walled Village, 2019/07/27

It was a hot day out at Intelligence Valley, but we were able to cool down in the shade and water—see 16 photos.
Read more about Kids Club at Intelligence Valley, 2019/07/21

See 15 photos from a expert-led study trip to the 'Imperial Mountainous Garden' of Fragrant Hills Park in west Beijing.
Read more about Xiangshan ‘Fragrant Hills’ study trip, 2019/07/21

We won Editor's Pick for Community Fitness Group of the Year in the That's Beijing magazine 2019 Lifestyle Awards.
Read more about Beijing Hikers chosen as Beijing’s Community Fitness Group of the Year

We hiked up Yunmeng Gorge to find pools of clear water and a tiny village farther up in the canyon—see 14 photos.
Read more about Yunmeng Gorge, 2019/07/14

See 12 photos from a hike on the Great Wall at Stone Valley—cloudy skies, long views.
Read more about Stone Valley Great Wall Loop, 2019/07/13

See 12 shots from a hike down the White River—cool water, lovely scenery, and some swimming!
Read more about White River hike, 2019/07/07

Eleven photos of Great Wall and greenery, from a cloudy day up on the Great Wall Spur
Read more about Great Wall Spur, 2019/07/06

Cool weather, clear views, and some fun boulder-hopping in Shuiquan Canyon—see 18 photos.
Read more about Shuiquan Canyon, 2019/06/29