It was a cold and windy walk from Gubeikou to Jinshanling—see 11 photos from the hike.

The Triangle hike is a long but easy hike through the countryside in Huairou District—see 20 photos of hills, chickens, shrines, and an impromptu bean-grinding session!

See 14 photos from the Silver Pagoda Loop—a village visit, a shrine by an ancient pine tree, views from the peak of Silver Mountain, plus the pagodas.

See 23 photos from a chilly day out at the Gubeikou Great Wall Loop.

We revived part of an old trail to make a new-ish route—see a set of 20 photos of bouldery scenery and icy rivers from the Shuiquan Canyon hike.

Brown hills, blue skies, and long views on our hike from Jiankou to the Mutianyu Great Wall—see 15 photos.

Intelligence Valley is one of our easiest walks, and we added on a stroll by Yanqi Lake to make it a longer day—see eight photos of the valley scenery and one of Yanqi Lake.

We had the wall to ourselves on a clear day out at Gubeikou—see 15 photos.

See 18 photos from a drizzly day in the rolling hills of Miyun—clouds, cabbages, cornfields, and more!

21 photos from a hazy day at the Chinese Knot Great Wall.

Big winds brought a blue sky and the feeling of winter to the high up places at Stone Valley—see 20 photos of Great Wall and mountains.

We did the Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall hike on a cloudy day that felt like the first day of winter—see 17 photos from the walk.

This was the second in a series of events with Gung Ho! Pizza and Patagonia, where we get a big crew of Beijingers together and head out to the Jiankou Great Wall for a clean up hike and a post-walk feast of pizza.

Click through to see 18 photos from the event—overcast skies, trails covered with fallen leaves, and the magnificent Gung Ho hut!

See a set of 17 photos from a hike from the Walled Village to Huanghuacheng Great Wall—blue skies and autumn colours.

We hiked over the Yudu Mountains to walk along the Sujia River, and then hiked back out over the mountains to get home! See 23 photos of autumn colours in the mountains and by the river.