Trip Reports & Photos archives: October 2019

  1. Gubeikou Great Wall, 2019/10/31

    Gubeikou Great Wall, 2019/10/31

    Lovely autumn colours and mild temperatures—see 12 photos from a hike at the Gubeikou Great Wall.
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  2. Longquanyu Great Wall to the Little West Lake, 2019/10/30

    Longquanyu Great Wall to the Little West Lake, 2019/10/30

    We crossed sections of repaired and uprepaired Great Wall on the way to the Little West Lake, a resort area with Great Wall and a reservoir—see 16 photos from the hike.
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  3. Rolling Hills and Empty Lanes, 2019/10/27

    Rolling Hills and Empty Lanes, 2019/10/27

    We always make sure to schedule this hike in autumn because the colours in the hills here are so pretty—click through to see 22 photos from a walk through the rolling hills of Miyun County.
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  4. Great Wall Spur, 2019/10/23

    Great Wall Spur, 2019/10/23

    See twelve photos from a sunny autumn day on the Great Wall Spur hike.
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  5. Great Flood hike, 2019/10/20

    Great Flood hike, 2019/10/20

    The Great Flood hike takes us up one canyon, up and over a pass in the mountain, and then down and out a different canyon to finish—see 30 photos from the hike, including autumn colours, big boulders, and some damage from the summer floods.
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  6. Stone Valley Great Wall Loop, 2019/10/17

    Stone Valley Great Wall Loop, 2019/10/17

    We saw the start of this year's autumn colours on this hike at the Stone Valley Great Wall—see 15 photos.
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  7. Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall, 2019/10/07

    Jiankou to Mutianyu Great Wall, 2019/10/07

    See 11 photos from a hike from Jiankou over to the Mutianyu Great Wall—clear air, blue skies, green hills, and lots of Great Wall in view.
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  8. Great Wall Spur, 2019/010/05

    Great Wall Spur, 2019/10/05

    Blue skies and the beginning of the autumn colours by the Great Wall—see 14 photos from the Great Wall Spur hike.
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  9. Stone Valley Great Wall Loop, 2019/10/02

    Stone Valley Great Wall Loop, 2019/10/02

    See 12 photos from a hike on the rough and rocky Great Wall above Stone Valley Pass.
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