See 17 photos from a clear and windy day up on the Great Wall at Gubeikou.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2022/11/12

See thirteen photos from the hike up to the tops of Phoenix Ridge and then over to the ‘Big Wind Gap’.
Read more about Phoenix Ridge and the Big Wind Gap, 2022/11/05

Foggy and misty scenery, fallen leaves, light rain, and a definite feel of winter—see 30+ photos from the hike up to the High Tower.
Read more about High Tower and Huanglouyuan, 2022/10/29

Photos from a hike up to Zhenbei Tower at Jiankou, and then over the ‘Ox Horn’ and towards Mutianyu.
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village, 2022/10/23

Photos from a hike on an old pilgrims’ trail, crossing over the mountains to finish at Dajue Temple.
Read more about Incense Trail to Dajue Temple, 2022/10/22

This is one of our newer hiking trails, and we’d originally scouted it out because we’d heard the autumn colours were amazing. On this scouting trip we caught those colours on camera—take a look!
Read more about Wucaiqianshan scouting trip, 2022/10/17

This hike took us along part of the Jingxi Ancient Road, following old paths through forested hills. See 19 photos.
Read more about Jingxi Ancient Road, 2022/10/16

We’d timed this hike to be up on the Great Wall during the ‘golden hour’, just before sunset—see 10 photos from the Great Wall between Jiankou and Mutianyu.
Read more about Jiankou to Beigou Village sundown hike, 2022/10/06

See ten photos from a ramble around a peaceful part of the Miyun countryside, refreshingly free from holiday crowds.
Read more about Rolling Hills hike, 2022/10/04

18 photos from a camping trip at the Gubeikou Great Wall—including sunset, nighttime, and sunrise shots.
Read more about Camping at the Gubeikou Great Wall, 2022/09

See 26 photos from a big hike at Tianmenshan, starting with a walk on wild trails in the mountains and finishing with the big stairclimb up to the Tianmenshan rock arch.
Read more about Tianmenshan Loop hike, 2022/09/24

The Yellow Grass Plateau lived up to its name on this visit, with warm autumn colours already on display—see seventeen photos of forest trails, mountains and cliffs, warm autumn colours, and dirt-bathing donkeys.
Read more about Yellow Grass Plateau and Seven Towers, 2022/09/17

We did the Great Flood hike backwards on this visit, starting with an easy walk up a river canyon, and finishing with a difficult and tricky walk out across boulders and stones on a washed-out trail—see 10 photos.
Read more about Great Flood hike, 2022/09/11

See 18 shots from a walk up to our favourite swimming spot in Yunmeng Gorge.
Read more about Yunmeng Gorge Swim and Explore, 2022/08/19

Photos from a scouting trip for the Tianmenshan Loop hike.
Read more about Tianmenshan Loop scouting, 2022/08/16

We hiked up Goat Canyon for a picnic and a dip in the water in the rock pools—see 11 photos.
Read more about Kids Club at Goat Canyon, 2022/07/24

See a selection of Huijie’s photos from the ‘Festival of the Sixth Month’ in Tongren, Qinghai—ceremonies, rituals, performances, and a bit of hiking, too.
Read more about Tongren’s Festival of the Sixth Month, Qinghai Province, 2022/07

We had perfect weather for this walk—clear skies, not too hot, and even a little breeze. See 22 photos of Great Wall and mountains.
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village, 2022/07/23

On a hot day we hiked up all the stairs to the top temples at Yajishan for views of mountains all around—see 18 photos from the temples and the hiking trail around the back.
Read more about Yajishan Temple Circuit, 2022/07/17

No one had hiked this track for more than a year, and the first half of the walk featured overgrown trails, slippery rocks and washouts, and aggressive hornets. It opened up on the other side of the hill, thank goodness. See sixteen photos.
Read more about Great Flood hike, 2022/07/02