See 20+ photos from a cloudy and cool day on the Gubeikou Great Wall.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall, 2025/10/12

The classic Gubeikou to Jinshanling hike, with some autumn colours starting to show in the hills around the Great Wall—13 photos from the walk.
Read more about Gubeikou Great Wall to Jinshanling Great Wall hike, 2025/10/04

We hiked over to the Gubeikou Great Wall from Hemp Village, enjoying ‘golden hour’ views at Gubeikou—see 22 photos.
Read more about Hemp Village to Gubeikou Great Wall sundown hike, 2025/10/03

See twelve photos from a hike at the Chenjiapu Great Wall, with some autumn colour starting to show in the hills around the Great Wall.
Read more about Chenjiapu Great Wall, 2025/09/29

We enjoyed spectacular weather on this trip, just perfect for 2 days of hiking in the Gubeikou and Jinshanling area—see 34 photos.
Read more about Gubeikou to Jinshanling Great Wall camping, 2025/09/20

Check a set of 32 photos from two days on the Great Wall around Gubeikou and Jinshanling.
Read more about Gubeikou and Jinshanling Great Wall camping, 2025/09/13

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