Eleven photos from a hike on the east side of the big lake.
Read more about Jinhai Lake hike, 2025/09/07

Eight photos from a fine day out on the wild wall, with a touch of autumn colours starting to show in the higher hills.
Read more about Chenjiapu Great Wall, 2025/09/07

Eleven photos from a fine day up on the Great Wall at Chenjiapu.
Read more about Chenjiapu Great Wall, 2025/08/31

See photos from a 4-day trip to Tibetan and Qiang areas in the mountains of Sichuan.
Read more about Changping Valley and Danba, Garze, Sichuan (2025/08)

Twelve photos from a fine day up on the Great Wall at Chenjiapu.
Read more about Chenjiapu Great Wall, 2025/08/06

A big set of photos from a five-day visit to the Gannan Tibetan area in Gansu—monasteries, grasslands, and amazing mountain scenery.
Read more about Xiahe, Labrang Monastery, and Zhagana, Gansu Province

Misty and cool with a little light rain … a welcome break from the hot weather earlier in the week—see 18 photos from the Lakeside Great Wall and Longquanyu hike.
Read more about Lakeside Great Wall and Longquanyu, 2025/06/28

Fourteen photos from a hot day on the Great Wall at Gubeikou.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2025/6/25

See twenty photos from a lovely walk down the White River.
Read more about Along the White River, 2025/06/21

Photos from a hike on the Great Wall between Jiankou and Mutianyu, including an extra section at the start that showed some of Jiankou’s steepest Great Wall. (21 photos)
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village ‘Extra’, 2025/06/21

30+ photos from a hike that saw the skies turn from grey and rainy to sunny and hot!
Read more about Lakeside Great Wall and Longquanyu, 2025/06/15

Fourteen photos from a fine day up on the Great Wall between Jiankou and Mutianyu.
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village, 2025/06/11

We hiked up Yunmeng Gorge to find our favourite spot by the river, stopping along the way to check out boulders and pools—see 16 photos from the hike.
Read more about Yunmeng Gorge Swim and Explore, 2025/06/01

A big hike up to and along the ridge of the mountains on Beijing’s west side—see 12 photos.
Read more about Over the Hills to Dajuesi, 2025/05/31

At this time of year the hills around the wall are green and leafy—check out the scenery from this visit to the Gubeikou Great Wall (12 photos)
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2025/05/25

See 17 photos from our Kids Club hike at Yunmeng Gorge—cliffs, canyons, clear water, and a super swimming spot.
Read more about Yunmeng Gorge swim and explore, 2025/05/18

Fifteen photos from a hike from Gubeikou to Jinshanling—blue sky, long views, and a mix of Great Wall styles.
Read more about Gubeikou to Jinshanling Great Wall, 2025/05/17

It’s a little weird to hear “We went to the Great Wall at Badaling and there were no people”, but that’s what it’s usually like at the Badaling Ancient Great Wall, especially after you get past the first tower. And that’s what it was like on this visit—see 17 photos from a beautiful day out.
Read more about Badaling Ancient Great Wall, 2025/05/11

We saw an abundance of greenery on this private group hike through the valleys and hills near Yellowstone Gap—see fourteen photos.
Read more about Yellowstone Gap, 2025/05/10

First hike here for a while! We used to hike up from the Xiangshuihu side; this time we started at Jiankou and finished at Xiangshuihu instead. See 15 photos from a great hike.
Read more about Chinese Knot Great Wall to Xiangshuihu, 2025/05/10