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

Blue skies and the beginning of the autumn colours by the Great Wall—see 14 photos from the Great Wall Spur hike.
Read more about Great Wall Spur, 2019/10/05

See 12 photos from a hike on the rough and rocky Great Wall above Stone Valley Pass.
Read more about Stone Valley Great Wall Loop, 2019/10/02

See 19 photos from a hike at the Gubeikou Great Wall—green hills, blue skies, long views … and spiders!
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2019/09/25

See 20 photos from a beautiful summer hike on the middle route of the Switchback Great Wall.
Read more about Middle Route of Switchback Great Wall, 2019/09/22

Twelve photos from the Kids Club hike up Goat Canyon—tall cliffs, big boulders, and cool, clear pools of water.
Read more about Kids Club at Goat Canyon, 2019/09/08

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

A set of photos with the Gubeikou Great Wall in green, with some bonus photos of summer wildflowers—see 15 photos from the hike.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2019/08/22

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