On this hike at Jiankou we had big blue skies, a wee bit of haze, and the Great Wall all to ourselves—see 14 photos.
Read more about Nine-Eyes Tower, 2021/11/27

Fourteen photos from a clear but grey day on the Great Wall at Jiankou.
Read more about Nine-Eyes Tower, 2021/11/20

See 27 photos from a day out at the Lakeside Great Wall, including a look at the unrepaired Great Wall in the hills behind the park area.
Read more about Lakeside Great Wall and Longquanyu, 2020/11/14

See eight photos from a walk up to Mr Mao’s Chestnut Orchard, following a chilly stream in a snowy valley.
Read more about Kids Club at Mr Mao’s Snowy Chestnut Orchard, 2021/11/07

Some local restrictions meant that we started at the Forest Park and then went Through the Hills—roughly the same hiking trail though, and still the same lovely autumn colours in the hills. See 20+ photos.
Read more about Through the Hills to the Forest Park, 2021/10/31

Photos from short hikes in the hills around the village, and from a tour of the lanes and courtyards inside the village—see 10 photos from a day trip to Cuandixia.
Read more about Cuandixia ‘Ming Village’ day trip, 2020/10/24

This hike involves a lot of boulder-hopping and track finding, this time especially so after trail damage caused by the heavy rains during summer—see 18 photos of rocks, boulders, streams, and cliffs on a big blue sky day
Read more about Great Flood hike, 2021/10/16

A misty day’s hike at Yellowstone Gap took us up a long valley, over a steep hill, and then down and out another long valley, hiking by Tiger Stone village, the local reservoir, and a little bit of Great Wall on the way to the end—see 13 photos.
Read more about Yellowstone Gap, 2021/10/03

Cool and misty weather at the Lakeside Great Wall—just right for a hike to see the Great Wall, the lakeside trails, and the glass bridge. See 22 photos.
Read more about Lakeside Great Wall, 2021/09/04

The weather was terrific for this walk on the Great Wall to the west of the touristy wall at Badaling—see 12 shots of the wall and surrounding scenery.
Read more about Badaling Ancient Great Wall, 2021/08/29

We hiked up ‘Goat Canyon’ to find pools of clear water amidst the boulders—see 12 photos from the walk.
Read more about Kids Club at Goat Canyon, 2021/08/28

See 20+ photos from a hike up to the hills above Stone Gate Mountain Camp—green hills, water and waterfalls, rocks and cliffs, and views all the way back to Beijing’s CBD.
Read more about Stone Gate Mountain Camp hike, 2021/08/26

See 11 photos from a walk down the White River.
Read more about Along the White River, 2021/08/22

On this visit to the Gubeikou Great Wall we managed to time the hike to miss the worst of the rain, and enjoyed lovely views of the Great Wall with mist all around—see 15 photos.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2021/08/15

A small set of photos from a big hike on Beijing’s west side—see 9 photos from the pilgrim’s trail and hilltops.
Read more about Over the Hills to Dajuesi, 2021/08/07

See fourteen photos from a ramble around the hills between Zhenbiancheng and Shuitou—green hills, sunshine, flowers, and a little bit of the Zhenbiancheng Great Wall.
Read more about Shuitou Village Loop hike, 2021/07/31

On this visit to Immortal Valley we saw waterfalls and pools of clear water, plus a bunch of wildflowers and mushrooms—see 18 photos.
Read more about Immortal Valley Loop hike, 2021/07/24

After a lot of rain in the preceding days, we arrived at Longquanyu to find the wall cloud-covered, misty, and mysterious. And we found where all that rain went—down into the valleys, which we avoided for fear of a mudbath. See 16 photos.
Read more about Longquanyu Great Wall, 2021/07/14

We spent the day strolling about Cuandixia, hiking up for a view from above before exploring the lanes and alleys—see 10 photos.
Read more about Cuandixia ‘Ming Village’ day trip, 2020/07/10

We managed to fit the hike perfectly between two heavy spells of rain, with blue skies and green hills all around—see 10 photos from the Gubeikou Great Wall.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall Loop, 2021/07/04