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)
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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.
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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.
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We saw an abundance of greenery on this private group hike through the valleys and hills near Yellowstone Gap—see fourteen photos.
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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

See twenty-three photos from the first part of our two-day trip to Gubeikou and Jinshanling.
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See sixteen shots from the Hemp Village to Gubeikou trail, finishing with ‘golden hour’ views of the Great Wall at Gubeikou
Read more about Hemp Village to Gubeikou Great Wall sundown hike, 2025/05/02

Nineteen photos from (mostly) the desert part of our 4-day Tengger Desert and Yinchuan trip during the Labour Day holiday.
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Ten photos from a hike on the Badaling ‘Ancient’ Great Wall, up and over the top to Shixia Pass.
Read more about Badaling Ancient Great Wall, 2025/04/27

See 20+ photos from two days (and a night) on the Great Wall at Gubeikou and Jinshanling.
Read more about Gubeikou and Jinshanling Great Wall camping, 2025/04/26

See a set of 29 photos from the Great Wall at Jinshanling and Gubeikou, including some lovely sundown shots from the Gubeikou Great Wall.
Read more about Jinshanling and Gubeikou Great Wall camping, 2025/04/19

On this visit we had pretty pink flowers all around as we hiked the wild and unrepaired Chenjiapu Great Wall—see 25 photos.
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We visited the Chenjiapu Great Wall for a hike that took in both unrepaired and recently-repaired wall, with added colour courtesy of wild peach and cherry blossoms—see 13 photos.
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On this hike at the Gubeikou Great Wall we enjoyed fine weather, long views, and hills full of blooming peach and cherry blossoms—see 26 photos.
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Beautiful weather and hills full of blossoms—take a look through a set of 18 photos from a hike on the Great Wall between Jiankou and Mutianyu.
Read more about Jiankou Great Wall to Beigou Village, 2025/04/05

Fourteen photos from a hike up to the High Tower in Yanqing District—clear skies, long views, a bit breezy!
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See 12 photos from a hike on the wild and rough Chenjiapu Great Wall.
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The peach and cherry blossoms were out on this visit, improving the already excellent views of the Great Wall—see 20 photos.
Read more about Jinshanling Great Wall to Gubeikou Great Wall, 2025/03/29

A light sandstorm gave a monochrome feel to the photos from this hike—see 18 shots from a climb up the Great Wall out in Yanqing District.
Read more about Switchback Great Wall, 2025/03/23