A small set of photos from an afternoon out in Yanqing—see five photos from the caves and three photos from the ice fest.
Read more about Longqingxia Ice Festival and Tang Dynasty Caves, 2022/01/23

We picked a perfect time to visit the usually super-touristy Juyongguan Great Wall and Shuiguan Great Wall—clear skies, mild temperatures, great views, and practically no other visitors. See 26 photos.
Read more about Juyonguan Great Wall and Shuiguan Great Wall, 2022/01/16

See 16 shots from the hikes we did along the White River during the 2021-2022 New Year holiday weekend.
Read more about New Year Holiday White River ice hikes, 2022/01

A few photos from a short hike, plus lots more from the gingerbread make-and-bake at a fancy countryside courtyard guesthouse.
Read more about Kids Club Boxing Day hike and gingerbread make-and-bake, 2021/12/26

We were on the Great Wall for nearly all of this hike, first on a repaired section at the Badaling Ancient Great Wall, and then finishing on a rough section near Stone Valley Village—see 19 photos.
Read more about Badaling Ancient Great Wall, 2021/12/04

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